What color is #A9A279?

#A9A279 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9A279?

The RGB value is 169, 162, 121: 169 red, 162 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A279?

The complementary color is #7980A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A279?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A279 color

#A9A279 rgb(169, 162, 121)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A9A279 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 63.5% green and 47.5% blue (169, 162, 121).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 28% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#A9A279 color codes

HEX	`#A9A279`
RGB	`rgb(169, 162, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 63.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 28%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 28%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.26, -4.08, 22.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.26, 22.66, 100.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.734, 35.657, 23.244)`
Decimal	`11117177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A279, 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 #A9A279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #A9A279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a279; }
.text { color: #a9a279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 162 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a279, #98a979); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A9A279?: #A9A279 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9A279?: The RGB value is 169, 162, 121: 169 red, 162 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A279?: The complementary color is #7980A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A279?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.