What color is #A99840?

#A99840 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Formosan Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99840?

The RGB value is 169, 152, 64: 169 red, 152 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99840?

The complementary color is #4051A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99840?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99840 color

#A99840 rgb(169, 152, 64)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A99840 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 59.6% green and 25.1% blue (169, 152, 64).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 45% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 62% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Formosan Green (#A69A51), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#A99840 color codes

HEX	`#A99840`
RGB	`rgb(169, 152, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 59.6%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 45%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 62%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 62%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.73, -4.62, 47.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.73, 47.63, 95.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.517, 31.263, 9.382)`
Decimal	`11114560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99840, 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 #A99840	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99840 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #A99840 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99840; }
.text { color: #a99840; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99840; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 152 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99840, #86a940); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A99840?: #A99840 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Formosan Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99840?: The RGB value is 169, 152, 64: 169 red, 152 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99840?: The complementary color is #4051A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99840?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.