What color is #A79855?

#A79855 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79855?

The RGB value is 167, 152, 85: 167 red, 152 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79855?

The complementary color is #5564A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79855?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79855 color

#A79855 rgb(167, 152, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A79855 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 59.6% green and 33.3% blue (167, 152, 85).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 33% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 49% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Gremlin (#A79954), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#A79855 color codes

HEX	`#A79855`
RGB	`rgb(167, 152, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 59.6%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 33%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 49%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 49%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.78, -3.74, 37.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.78, 37.23, 95.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.805, 31.329, 13.122)`
Decimal	`10983509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79855, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A79855	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79855 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A79855 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79855; }
.text { color: #a79855; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79855; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 152 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79855, #8da755); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A79855?: #A79855 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79855?: The RGB value is 167, 152, 85: 167 red, 152 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79855?: The complementary color is #5564A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79855?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.