What color is #A9A387?

#A9A387 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9A387?

The RGB value is 169, 163, 135: 169 red, 163 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A387?

The complementary color is #878DA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A387?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A387 color

#A9A387 rgb(169, 163, 135)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A9A387 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 63.9% green and 52.9% blue (169, 163, 135).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#A9A387 color codes

HEX	`#A9A387`
RGB	`rgb(169, 163, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 63.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 20%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.81, -2.58, 15.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.81, 15.57, 99.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.832, 36.379, 28.157)`
Decimal	`11117447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A387, 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 #A9A387	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A387 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #A9A387 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a387; }
.text { color: #a9a387; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a387; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 163 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a387, #9ea987); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A9A387?: #A9A387 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9A387?: The RGB value is 169, 163, 135: 169 red, 163 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A387?: The complementary color is #878DA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A387?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.