What color is #A99F77?

#A99F77 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 #A99F77?

The RGB value is 169, 159, 119: 169 red, 159 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99F77?

The complementary color is #7781A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99F77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99F77 color

#A99F77 rgb(169, 159, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A99F77 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 62.4% green and 46.7% blue (169, 159, 119).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 30% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#A99F77 color codes

HEX	`#A99F77`
RGB	`rgb(169, 159, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 62.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 30%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.41, -2.73, 22.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.41, 22.41, 97.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.09, 34.564, 22.43)`
Decimal	`11116407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99F77, 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 #A99F77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99F77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #A99F77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99f77; }
.text { color: #a99f77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99f77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 159 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99f77, #9aa977); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A99F77?: #A99F77 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 #A99F77?: The RGB value is 169, 159, 119: 169 red, 159 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99F77?: The complementary color is #7781A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99F77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.