What color is #A79746?

#A79746 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Formosan Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79746?

The RGB value is 167, 151, 70: 167 red, 151 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79746?

The complementary color is #4656A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79746?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79746 color

#A79746 rgb(167, 151, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A79746 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 59.2% green and 27.5% blue (167, 151, 70).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 41% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 58% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Formosan Green (#A69A51), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#A79746 color codes

HEX	`#A79746`
RGB	`rgb(167, 151, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 59.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 41%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 58%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 58%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.33, -4.51, 44.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.33, 44.29, 95.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.11, 30.792, 10.256)`
Decimal	`10983238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79746, 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 #A79746	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79746 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #A79746 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79746; }
.text { color: #a79746; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79746; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 151 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79746, #86a746); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A79746?: #A79746 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Formosan Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79746?: The RGB value is 167, 151, 70: 167 red, 151 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79746?: The complementary color is #4656A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79746?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.