What color is #A4A178?

#A4A178 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4A178?

The RGB value is 164, 161, 120: 164 red, 161 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4A178?

The complementary color is #787BA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4A178?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4A178 color

#A4A178 rgb(164, 161, 120)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A4A178 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 63.1% green and 47.1% blue (164, 161, 120).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 27% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#A4A178 color codes

HEX	`#A4A178`
RGB	`rgb(164, 161, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 63.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 27%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.54, -5.67, 21.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.54, 22.53, 104.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.445, 34.739, 22.814)`
Decimal	`10789240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4A178, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A4A178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4A178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A4A178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4a178; }
.text { color: #a4a178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 161 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4a178, #91a478); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A4A178?: #A4A178 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4A178?: The RGB value is 164, 161, 120: 164 red, 161 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4A178?: The complementary color is #787BA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4A178?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.