What color is #A9A884?

#A9A884 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 #A9A884?

The RGB value is 169, 168, 132: 169 red, 168 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A884?

The complementary color is #8485A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A884?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A884 color

#A9A884 rgb(169, 168, 132)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A9A884 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 65.9% green and 51.8% blue (169, 168, 132).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 22% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#A9A884 color codes

HEX	`#A9A884`
RGB	`rgb(169, 168, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 65.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 22%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 22%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.1, -5.73, 18.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.1, 19.64, 106.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.53, 38.107, 27.362)`
Decimal	`11118724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A884, 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 #A9A884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #A9A884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a884; }
.text { color: #a9a884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 168 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a884, #98a984); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A9A884?: #A9A884 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 #A9A884?: The RGB value is 169, 168, 132: 169 red, 168 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A884?: The complementary color is #8485A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A884?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.