What color is #A9A07A?

#A9A07A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9A07A?

The RGB value is 169, 160, 122: 169 red, 160 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A07A?

The complementary color is #7A83A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A07A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A07A color

#A9A07A rgb(169, 160, 122)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A9A07A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 62.7% green and 47.8% blue (169, 160, 122).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 28% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#A9A07A color codes

HEX	`#A9A07A`
RGB	`rgb(169, 160, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 62.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 28%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.74, -2.86, 21.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.74, 21.23, 97.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.446, 34.982, 23.452)`
Decimal	`11116666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A07A, 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 #A9A07A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A07A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #A9A07A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a07a; }
.text { color: #a9a07a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a07a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 160 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a07a, #9ba97a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A9A07A?: #A9A07A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9A07A?: The RGB value is 169, 160, 122: 169 red, 160 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A07A?: The complementary color is #7A83A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A07A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.