What color is #A4A471?

#A4A471 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4A471?

The RGB value is 164, 164, 113: 164 red, 164 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4A471?

The complementary color is #7171A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4A471?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4A471 color

#A4A471 rgb(164, 164, 113)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A4A471 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 64.3% green and 44.3% blue (164, 164, 113).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 22% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Willow Leaf (#A1A46D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#A4A471 color codes

HEX	`#A4A471`
RGB	`rgb(164, 164, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 64.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 22%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 31%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 31%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.24, -8.23, 26.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.24, 27.79, 107.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.566, 35.636, 20.835)`
Decimal	`10790001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4A471, 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 #A4A471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4A471 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #A4A471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4a471; }
.text { color: #a4a471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 164 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4a471, #8ba471); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A4A471?: #A4A471 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4A471?: The RGB value is 164, 164, 113: 164 red, 164 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4A471?: The complementary color is #7171A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4A471?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.