What color is #A79643?

#A79643 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gecko. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79643?

The RGB value is 167, 150, 67: 167 red, 150 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79643?

The complementary color is #4354A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79643?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79643 color

#A79643 rgb(167, 150, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A79643 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 58.8% green and 26.3% blue (167, 150, 67).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 43% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 60% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Gecko (#9D913C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#A79643 color codes

HEX	`#A79643`
RGB	`rgb(167, 150, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 58.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 43%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 60%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 60%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.03, -4.2, 45.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.03, 45.35, 95.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.857, 30.435, 9.716)`
Decimal	`10982979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79643, 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 #A79643	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79643 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #A79643 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79643; }
.text { color: #a79643; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79643; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 150 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79643, #86a743); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A79643?: #A79643 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gecko. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79643?: The RGB value is 167, 150, 67: 167 red, 150 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79643?: The complementary color is #4354A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79643?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.