What color is #A7A55D?

#A7A55D 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 #A7A55D?

The RGB value is 167, 165, 93: 167 red, 165 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7A55D?

The complementary color is #5D5FA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7A55D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7A55D color

#A7A55D rgb(167, 165, 93)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A7A55D is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 64.7% green and 36.5% blue (167, 165, 93).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 30% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 44% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Earthly Delights (#A09F5B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#A7A55D color codes

HEX	`#A7A55D`
RGB	`rgb(167, 165, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 64.7%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 30%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 44%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 44%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.46, -9.89, 37.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.46, 38.72, 104.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.368, 35.917, 15.634)`
Decimal	`10986845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7A55D, 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 #A7A55D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7A55D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #A7A55D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7a55d; }
.text { color: #a7a55d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7a55d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 165 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7a55d, #84a75d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A7A55D?: #A7A55D 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 #A7A55D?: The RGB value is 167, 165, 93: 167 red, 165 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7A55D?: The complementary color is #5D5FA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7A55D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.