What color is #A9A07D?

#A9A07D 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 #A9A07D?

The RGB value is 169, 160, 125: 169 red, 160 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A07D?

The complementary color is #7D86A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A07D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A07D color

#A9A07D rgb(169, 160, 125)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A9A07D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 62.7% green and 49% blue (169, 160, 125).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#A9A07D color codes

HEX	`#A9A07D`
RGB	`rgb(169, 160, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 62.7%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 26%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.79, -2.44, 19.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.79, 19.62, 97.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.635, 35.058, 24.446)`
Decimal	`11116669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A07D, 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 #A9A07D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A07D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #A9A07D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a07d; }
.text { color: #a9a07d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a07d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 160 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a07d, #9ca97d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A9A07D?: #A9A07D 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 #A9A07D?: The RGB value is 169, 160, 125: 169 red, 160 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A07D?: The complementary color is #7D86A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A07D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.