What color is #A7962A?

#A7962A is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Greedy Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7962A?

The RGB value is 167, 150, 42: 167 red, 150 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7962A?

The complementary color is #2A3BA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7962A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7962A color

#A7962A rgb(167, 150, 42)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A7962A is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 58.8% green and 16.5% blue (167, 150, 42).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 60% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 75% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Greedy Gecko (#AA9922), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#A7962A color codes

HEX	`#A7962A`
RGB	`rgb(167, 150, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 58.8%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 60%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 75%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 75%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.82, -5.7, 55.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.82, 55.97, 95.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.262, 30.197, 6.583)`
Decimal	`10982954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7962A, 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 #A7962A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7962A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #A7962A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7962a; }
.text { color: #a7962a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7962a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 150 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7962a, #79a72a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #A7962A?: #A7962A is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Greedy Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7962A?: The RGB value is 167, 150, 42: 167 red, 150 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7962A?: The complementary color is #2A3BA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7962A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.