Palettes / Colors / #A09040

#A09040 — Muted Yellow

#A09040 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the yellow family.

#A09040 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4050A0; it also sits naturally between #A06040 and #80A040. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 63% · Green 56% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 60% · Key 37%

Previews

CSS code for #A09040

.text { color: #A09040; }
.background { background-color: #A09040; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A09040; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 144, 64); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 43%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A09040; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 144, 64, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A09040; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 144, 64, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A09040">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A09040">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4050A0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A09040: #000000.

How #A09040 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #A09040 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A0903F  ·  #A09041 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A09040?

#A09040 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 160, 144, 64). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A09040?

#A09040 is RGB 160, 144, 64 — HSL 50°, 43%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 60%, 37%.

What colors go with #A09040?

Its complement is #4050A0; analogous partners are #A06040 and #80A040. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A09040 for text?

Black text on #A09040 has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.20:1.