What color is #A89E68?

#A89E68 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89E68?

The RGB value is 168, 158, 104: 168 red, 158 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89E68?

The complementary color is #6872A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89E68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89E68 color

#A89E68 rgb(168, 158, 104)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A89E68 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 62% green and 40.8% blue (168, 158, 104).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 27% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 38% 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 7.76:1).

#A89E68 color codes

HEX	`#A89E68`
RGB	`rgb(168, 158, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 62%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 27%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 38%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 38%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.79, -4.51, 29.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.79, 29.89, 98.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.875, 33.779, 17.988)`
Decimal	`11050600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89E68, 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 #A89E68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89E68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #A89E68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89e68; }
.text { color: #a89e68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89e68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 158 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89e68, #92a868); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A89E68?: #A89E68 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89E68?: The RGB value is 168, 158, 104: 168 red, 158 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89E68?: The complementary color is #6872A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89E68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.