What color is #A7A079?

#A7A079 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7A079?

The RGB value is 167, 160, 121: 167 red, 160 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7A079?

The complementary color is #7980A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7A079?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7A079 color

#A7A079 rgb(167, 160, 121)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A7A079 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 62.7% green and 47.5% blue (167, 160, 121).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 28% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#A7A079 color codes

HEX	`#A7A079`
RGB	`rgb(167, 160, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 62.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 28%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.54, -3.8, 21.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.54, 21.63, 100.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.958, 34.738, 23.107)`
Decimal	`10985593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7A079, 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 #A7A079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7A079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #A7A079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7a079; }
.text { color: #a7a079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7a079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 160 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7a079, #97a779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A7A079?: #A7A079 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7A079?: The RGB value is 167, 160, 121: 167 red, 160 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7A079?: The complementary color is #7980A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7A079?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.