What color is #A79940?

#A79940 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 #A79940?

The RGB value is 167, 153, 64: 167 red, 153 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79940?

The complementary color is #404EA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79940?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79940 color

#A79940 rgb(167, 153, 64)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A79940 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 60% green and 25.1% blue (167, 153, 64).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 45% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 62% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Formosan Green (#A69A51), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#A79940 color codes

HEX	`#A79940`
RGB	`rgb(167, 153, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 60%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 45%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 62%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 62%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.82, -6.04, 47.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.82, 47.83, 97.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.254, 31.369, 9.416)`
Decimal	`10983744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79940, 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 #A79940	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79940 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #A79940 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79940; }
.text { color: #a79940; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79940; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 153 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79940, #82a740); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A79940?: #A79940 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 #A79940?: The RGB value is 167, 153, 64: 167 red, 153 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79940?: The complementary color is #404EA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79940?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.