What color is #A7A674?

#A7A674 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7A674?

The RGB value is 167, 166, 116: 167 red, 166 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7A674?

The complementary color is #7475A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7A674?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7A674 color

#A7A674 rgb(167, 166, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A7A674 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 65.1% green and 45.5% blue (167, 166, 116).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 22% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 31% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cardamom (#AAAA77), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#A7A674 color codes

HEX	`#A7A674`
RGB	`rgb(167, 166, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 65.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 22%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 31%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.09, -7.7, 26.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.09, 27.21, 106.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.725, 36.749, 21.889)`
Decimal	`10987124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7A674, 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 #A7A674	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7A674 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #A7A674 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7a674; }
.text { color: #a7a674; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7a674; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 166 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7a674, #8fa774); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A7A674?: #A7A674 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7A674?: The RGB value is 167, 166, 116: 167 red, 166 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7A674?: The complementary color is #7475A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7A674?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.