What color is #A99E76?

#A99E76 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99E76?

The RGB value is 169, 158, 118: 169 red, 158 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99E76?

The complementary color is #7681A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99E76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99E76 color

#A99E76 rgb(169, 158, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A99E76 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 62% green and 46.3% blue (169, 158, 118).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 30% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#A99E76 color codes

HEX	`#A99E76`
RGB	`rgb(169, 158, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 62%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 30%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 30%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.12, -2.33, 22.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.12, 22.52, 95.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.859, 34.198, 22.059)`
Decimal	`11116150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99E76, 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 #A99E76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99E76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #A99E76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99e76; }
.text { color: #a99e76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99e76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 158 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99e76, #9ba976); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A99E76?: #A99E76 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99E76?: The RGB value is 169, 158, 118: 169 red, 158 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99E76?: The complementary color is #7681A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99E76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.