What color is #AA964F?

#AA964F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Salted Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA964F?

The RGB value is 170, 150, 79: 170 red, 150 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA964F?

The complementary color is #4F63AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA964F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA964F color

#AA964F rgb(170, 150, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA964F is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 58.8% green and 31% blue (170, 150, 79).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 37% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 54% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Salted Capers (#A69151), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#AA964F color codes

HEX	`#AA964F`
RGB	`rgb(170, 150, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 58.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 37%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 54%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 54%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.44, -1.92, 39.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.44, 39.83, 92.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.896, 30.925, 11.843)`
Decimal	`11179599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA964F, 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 #AA964F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA964F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #AA964F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa964f; }
.text { color: #aa964f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa964f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 150 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa964f, #91aa4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AA964F?: #AA964F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Salted Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA964F?: The RGB value is 170, 150, 79: 170 red, 150 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA964F?: The complementary color is #4F63AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA964F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.