What color is #A79A59?

#A79A59 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79A59?

The RGB value is 167, 154, 89: 167 red, 154 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79A59?

The complementary color is #5966A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79A59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79A59 color

#A79A59 rgb(167, 154, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A79A59 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 60.4% green and 34.9% blue (167, 154, 89).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 31% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 47% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Gremlin (#A79954), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#A79A59 color codes

HEX	`#A79A59`
RGB	`rgb(167, 154, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 60.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 31%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 47%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 47%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.38, -4.42, 35.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.38, 35.97, 97.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.296, 32.049, 14.092)`
Decimal	`10984025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79A59, 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 #A79A59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79A59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #A79A59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79a59; }
.text { color: #a79a59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79a59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 154 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79a59, #8da759); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A79A59?: #A79A59 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79A59?: The RGB value is 167, 154, 89: 167 red, 154 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79A59?: The complementary color is #5966A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79A59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.