What color is #A99223?

#A99223 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Greedy Gecko. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99223?

The RGB value is 169, 146, 35: 169 red, 146 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99223?

The complementary color is #233AA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99223?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99223 color

#A99223 rgb(169, 146, 35)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A99223 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 57.3% green and 13.7% blue (169, 146, 35).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 66% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 79% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Greedy Gecko (#AA9922), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#A99223 color codes

HEX	`#A99223`
RGB	`rgb(169, 146, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 57.3%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 66%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 79%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 79%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.88, -2.93, 57.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.88, 57.42, 92.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.946, 29.116, 5.79)`
Decimal	`11112995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99223, 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 #A99223	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A99223 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A99223 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99223; }
.text { color: #a99223; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99223; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 146 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99223, #7da923); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #A99223?: #A99223 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Greedy Gecko. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99223?: The RGB value is 169, 146, 35: 169 red, 146 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99223?: The complementary color is #233AA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99223?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.