Close to Brass

#A59622

#A59622 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Brass. In RGB it’s made of 64.7% red, 58.8% green, and 13.3% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 66% saturation and 39% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

Make a palette Open in converter

Color codes

Tints, shades & tones

Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.

Tints

Shades

Tones

Color harmonies

Combinations from the color wheel, built around #A59622.

Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

Aa

White text on this color

3.01:1 AA Large
Aa

Black text on this color

6.99:1 AA
Aa

This color as text on white

3.01:1 AA Large
Aa

This color as text on black

6.99:1 AA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A59622 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#A59622
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

#A59622 in use

New

A headline in this color

Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.

Primary buttonText link →

On a dark background

Get started
Gradient to its complement

Similar colors

Questions about #A59622

What color is #A59622?

#A59622 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Brass. In RGB it’s made of 64.7% red, 58.8% green, and 13.3% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 66% saturation and 39% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #A59622 in RGB?

#A59622 is rgb(165, 150, 34): 165 red, 150 green, and 34 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #A59622 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 9, 79, 35). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #A59622?

PANTONE 399 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #A59622?

Its complement #9587EF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

Browse all named colors