What color is #A7A360?

#A7A360 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7A360?

The RGB value is 167, 163, 96: 167 red, 163 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7A360?

The complementary color is #6064A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7A360?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7A360 color

#A7A360 rgb(167, 163, 96)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A7A360 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 63.9% green and 37.6% blue (167, 163, 96).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 29% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 43% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Earthly Delights (#A09F5B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#A7A360 color codes

HEX	`#A7A360`
RGB	`rgb(167, 163, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 63.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 29%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 43%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 43%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.95, -8.51, 35.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.95, 36.26, 103.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.145, 35.255, 16.228)`
Decimal	`10986336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7A360, 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 #A7A360	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7A360 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #A7A360 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7a360; }
.text { color: #a7a360; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7a360; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 163 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7a360, #88a760); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A7A360?: #A7A360 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7A360?: The RGB value is 167, 163, 96: 167 red, 163 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7A360?: The complementary color is #6064A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7A360?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.