#A0996D

A medium, muted yellow closely aligning with Tan.

About #A0996D

When working with digital screens, the color #A0996D is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Tan. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 160, 153, and 109.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 4% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A0996D
RGB160, 153, 109
HSL51.8°, 21.2%, 52.7%
CMYK0%, 4%, 32%, 37%
HSV51.8°, 31.9%, 62.7%
LAB62.8, -4.5, 24.1
XYZ28.6, 31.4, 19.0
Decimal10525037

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.89:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.27:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.76:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.18:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A0996D; }
.text-color { color: #A0996D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A0996D; }

Similar Colors

Tan
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