What color is #A99B4C?

#A99B4C 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 #A99B4C?

The RGB value is 169, 155, 76: 169 red, 155 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99B4C?

The complementary color is #4C5AA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99B4C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99B4C color

#A99B4C rgb(169, 155, 76)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A99B4C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 60.8% green and 29.8% blue (169, 155, 76).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 38% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 55% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Formosan Green (#A69A51), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#A99B4C color codes

HEX	`#A99B4C`
RGB	`rgb(169, 155, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 60.8%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 38%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 55%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 55%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.67, -5.31, 42.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.67, 43.04, 97.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.389, 32.401, 11.542)`
Decimal	`11115340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99B4C, 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 #A99B4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99B4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #A99B4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99b4c; }
.text { color: #a99b4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99b4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 155 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99b4c, #88a94c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A99B4C?: #A99B4C 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 #A99B4C?: The RGB value is 169, 155, 76: 169 red, 155 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99B4C?: The complementary color is #4C5AA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99B4C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.