What color is #A9AD7F?

#A9AD7F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9AD7F?

The RGB value is 169, 173, 127: 169 red, 173 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9AD7F?

The complementary color is #837FAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9AD7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9AD7F color

#A9AD7F rgb(169, 173, 127)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A9AD7F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 67.8% green and 49.8% blue (169, 173, 127).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 22% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cardamom (#AAAA77), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#A9AD7F color codes

HEX	`#A9AD7F`
RGB	`rgb(169, 173, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 67.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 22%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 27%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 27%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.37, -9.11, 23.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.37, 24.96, 111.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.136, 39.855, 25.916)`
Decimal	`11119999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9AD7F, 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 #A9AD7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9AD7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #A9AD7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9ad7f; }
.text { color: #a9ad7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9ad7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 173 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9ad7f, #92ad7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A9AD7F?: #A9AD7F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9AD7F?: The RGB value is 169, 173, 127: 169 red, 173 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9AD7F?: The complementary color is #837FAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9AD7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.