What color is #A89D72?

#A89D72 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89D72?

The RGB value is 168, 157, 114: 168 red, 157 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89D72?

The complementary color is #727DA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89D72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89D72 color

#A89D72 rgb(168, 157, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A89D72 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 61.6% green and 44.7% blue (168, 157, 114).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 24% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 32% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#A89D72 color codes

HEX	`#A89D72`
RGB	`rgb(168, 157, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 61.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 24%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 32%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 32%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.69, -2.72, 23.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.69, 24.15, 96.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.243, 33.654, 20.766)`
Decimal	`11050354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89D72, 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 #A89D72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89D72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #A89D72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89d72; }
.text { color: #a89d72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89d72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 157 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89d72, #98a872); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A89D72?: #A89D72 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89D72?: The RGB value is 168, 157, 114: 168 red, 157 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89D72?: The complementary color is #727DA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89D72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.