What color is #A9A48B?

#A9A48B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9A48B?

The RGB value is 169, 164, 139: 169 red, 164 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A48B?

The complementary color is #8B90A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A48B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A48B color

#A9A48B rgb(169, 164, 139)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A9A48B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 64.3% green and 54.5% blue (169, 164, 139).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 15% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#A9A48B color codes

HEX	`#A9A48B`
RGB	`rgb(169, 164, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 64.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 15%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 18%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.16, -2.5, 13.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.16, 13.87, 100.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.298, 36.85, 29.727)`
Decimal	`11117707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A48B, 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 #A9A48B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A48B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #A9A48B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a48b; }
.text { color: #a9a48b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a48b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 164 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a48b, #9fa98b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A9A48B?: #A9A48B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9A48B?: The RGB value is 169, 164, 139: 169 red, 164 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A48B?: The complementary color is #8B90A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A48B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.