#A9A942 Color

#A9A942 is rgb(169, 169, 66) in RGB and hsl(60, 44%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is YellowGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A9A942

HEX#A9A942

RGBrgb(169, 169, 66)

HSLhsl(60, 44%, 46%)

HSVhsv(60, 61%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.125 109.2)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A9A942 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.49:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A9A942 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A9A942 Complementary#4242A9 Analogous#A97542 Analogous#75A942 Triadic#42A9A9 Triadic#A942A9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A9A942, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BCBC52 #C7C770 #D1D189 #DDDDA7 #E7E7C1 #F2F2DE

Shades

#939339 #7D7D31 #676728 #51511F #3B3B17 #25250E

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