What color is #A99B5B?

#A99B5B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99B5B?

The RGB value is 169, 155, 91: 169 red, 155 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99B5B?

The complementary color is #5B69A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99B5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99B5B color

#A99B5B rgb(169, 155, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A99B5B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 60.8% green and 35.7% blue (169, 155, 91).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 31% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 46% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Gremlin (#A79954), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#A99B5B color codes

HEX	`#A99B5B`
RGB	`rgb(169, 155, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 60.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 31%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 46%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 46%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.86, -3.91, 35.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.86, 35.51, 96.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.973, 32.634, 14.616)`
Decimal	`11115355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99B5B, 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 #A99B5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99B5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #A99B5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99b5b; }
.text { color: #a99b5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99b5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 155 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99b5b, #90a95b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A99B5B?: #A99B5B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99B5B?: The RGB value is 169, 155, 91: 169 red, 155 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99B5B?: The complementary color is #5B69A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99B5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.