What color is #A9A81D?

#A9A81D is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Honey and Thyme. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9A81D?

The RGB value is 169, 168, 29: 169 red, 168 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A81D?

The complementary color is #1D1EA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A81D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A81D color

#A9A81D rgb(169, 168, 29)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A9A81D is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 65.9% green and 11.4% blue (169, 168, 29).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 71% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 83% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Honey and Thyme (#AAAA00), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#A9A81D color codes

HEX	`#A9A81D`
RGB	`rgb(169, 168, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 65.9%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 71%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 83%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 83%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.92, -14.78, 64.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.92, 66.07, 102.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.588, 36.53, 6.602)`
Decimal	`11118621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A81D, 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 #A9A81D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A81D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	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 #A9A81D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a81d; }
.text { color: #a9a81d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a81d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 168 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a81d, #64a91d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A9A81D?: #A9A81D is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Honey and Thyme. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9A81D?: The RGB value is 169, 168, 29: 169 red, 168 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A81D?: The complementary color is #1D1EA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A81D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.