#A9A72D Color

#A9A72D is rgb(169, 167, 45) in RGB and hsl(59, 58%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is YellowGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A9A72D

HEX#A9A72D

RGBrgb(169, 167, 45)

HSLhsl(59, 58%, 42%)

HSVhsv(59, 73%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.138 108.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 73%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A9A72D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.54:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.25:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A9A72D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A9A72D Complementary#2D2FA9 Analogous#A9692D Analogous#6DA92D Triadic#2DA9A7 Triadic#A72DA9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A9A72D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C9C736 #D2D056 #DBD976 #E3E296 #ECEBB6 #F4F4D7

Shades

#959328 #7D7B21 #69671C #515015 #3C3C10 #24240A

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