What color is #A9A982?

#A9A982 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 #A9A982?

The RGB value is 169, 169, 130: 169 red, 169 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A982?

The complementary color is #8282A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A982?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A982 color

#A9A982 rgb(169, 169, 130)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A9A982 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 66.3% green and 51% blue (169, 169, 130).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#A9A982 color codes

HEX	`#A9A982`
RGB	`rgb(169, 169, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 66.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 23%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 23%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.33, -6.56, 20.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.33, 21.24, 107.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.579, 38.423, 26.71)`
Decimal	`11118978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A982, 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 #A9A982	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A982 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	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 #A9A982 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a982; }
.text { color: #a9a982; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a982; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 169 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a982, #95a982); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A9A982?: #A9A982 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 #A9A982?: The RGB value is 169, 169, 130: 169 red, 169 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A982?: The complementary color is #8282A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A982?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.