What color is #A99A57?

#A99A57 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99A57?

The RGB value is 169, 154, 87: 169 red, 154 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99A57?

The complementary color is #5766A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99A57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99A57 color

#A99A57 rgb(169, 154, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A99A57 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 60.4% green and 34.1% blue (169, 154, 87).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 32% 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 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#A99A57 color codes

HEX	`#A99A57`
RGB	`rgb(169, 154, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 60.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 32%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 49%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 49%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.54, -3.77, 36.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.54, 37.16, 95.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.639, 32.235, 13.676)`
Decimal	`11115095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99A57, 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 #A99A57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99A57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #A99A57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99a57; }
.text { color: #a99a57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99a57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 154 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99a57, #8fa957); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A99A57?: #A99A57 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99A57?: The RGB value is 169, 154, 87: 169 red, 154 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99A57?: The complementary color is #5766A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99A57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.