What color is #A7A847?

#A7A847 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Desert Locust. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7A847?

The RGB value is 167, 168, 71: 167 red, 168 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7A847?

The complementary color is #4847A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7A847?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7A847 color

#A7A847 rgb(167, 168, 71)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A7A847 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 65.9% green and 27.8% blue (167, 168, 71).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 41% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Desert Locust (#A9A450), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#A7A847 color codes

HEX	`#A7A847`
RGB	`rgb(167, 168, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 65.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 41%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 58%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 58%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.03, -13.44, 48.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.03, 50.71, 105.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.077, 36.676, 11.402)`
Decimal	`10987591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7A847, 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 #A7A847	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7A847 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #A7A847 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7a847; }
.text { color: #a7a847; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7a847; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 168 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7a847, #77a847); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A7A847?: #A7A847 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Desert Locust. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7A847?: The RGB value is 167, 168, 71: 167 red, 168 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7A847?: The complementary color is #4847A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7A847?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.