What color is #A79C6B?

#A79C6B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79C6B?

The RGB value is 167, 156, 107: 167 red, 156 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79C6B?

The complementary color is #6B76A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79C6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79C6B color

#A79C6B rgb(167, 156, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A79C6B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 61.2% green and 42% blue (167, 156, 107).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 25% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 36% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#A79C6B color codes

HEX	`#A79C6B`
RGB	`rgb(167, 156, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 61.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 25%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 36%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 36%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.21, -3.48, 27.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.21, 27.37, 97.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.479, 33.055, 18.682)`
Decimal	`10984555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79C6B, 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 #A79C6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79C6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #A79C6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79c6b; }
.text { color: #a79c6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79c6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 156 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79c6b, #94a76b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A79C6B?: #A79C6B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79C6B?: The RGB value is 167, 156, 107: 167 red, 156 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79C6B?: The complementary color is #6B76A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79C6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.