What color is #A8A685?

#A8A685 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8A685?

The RGB value is 168, 166, 133: 168 red, 166 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8A685?

The complementary color is #8587A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8A685?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8A685 color

#A8A685 rgb(168, 166, 133)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A8A685 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 65.1% green and 52.2% blue (168, 166, 133).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 21% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#A8A685 color codes

HEX	`#A8A685`
RGB	`rgb(168, 166, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 65.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 21%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 21%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.49, -4.89, 17.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.49, 18.07, 105.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.018, 37.291, 27.592)`
Decimal	`11052677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8A685, 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 #A8A685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8A685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #A8A685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8a685; }
.text { color: #a8a685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 166 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8a685, #99a885); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A8A685?: #A8A685 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8A685?: The RGB value is 168, 166, 133: 168 red, 166 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8A685?: The complementary color is #8587A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8A685?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.