What color is #A99A56?

#A99A56 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99A56?

The RGB value is 169, 154, 86: 169 red, 154 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99A56?

The complementary color is #5665A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99A56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99A56 color

#A99A56 rgb(169, 154, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A99A56 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 60.4% green and 33.7% blue (169, 154, 86).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 33% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 49% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Gremlin (#A79954), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#A99A56 color codes

HEX	`#A99A56`
RGB	`rgb(169, 154, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 60.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 33%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 49%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 49%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.52, -3.87, 37.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.52, 37.67, 95.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.598, 32.219, 13.462)`
Decimal	`11115094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99A56, 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 #A99A56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99A56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #A99A56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99a56; }
.text { color: #a99a56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99a56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 154 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99a56, #8ea956); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A99A56?: #A99A56 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99A56?: The RGB value is 169, 154, 86: 169 red, 154 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99A56?: The complementary color is #5665A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99A56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.