#A9A042 Color

#A9A042 is rgb(169, 160, 66) in RGB and hsl(55, 44%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A9A042

HEX#A9A042

RGBrgb(169, 160, 66)

HSLhsl(55, 44%, 46%)

HSVhsv(55, 61%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.116 103.9)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 61%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A9A042 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A9A042 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A9A042 Complementary#424AA9 Analogous#A96D42 Analogous#7EA942 Triadic#42A9A0 Triadic#A042A9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A9A042, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BCB352 #C7C070 #D1CB89 #DDD8A7 #E7E4C1 #F2F0DE

Shades

#938B39 #7D7631 #676228 #514D1F #3B3817 #25230E

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