What color is #A7AA6D?

#A7AA6D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7AA6D?

The RGB value is 167, 170, 109: 167 red, 170 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7AA6D?

The complementary color is #706DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7AA6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7AA6D color

#A7AA6D rgb(167, 170, 109)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A7AA6D is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 66.7% green and 42.7% blue (167, 170, 109).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 26% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Willow Leaf (#A1A46D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#A7AA6D color codes

HEX	`#A7AA6D`
RGB	`rgb(167, 170, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 66.7%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 26%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 36%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 36%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.07, -10.7, 31.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.07, 32.92, 108.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.072, 38.07, 20.071)`
Decimal	`10988141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7AA6D, 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 #A7AA6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7AA6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #A7AA6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7aa6d; }
.text { color: #a7aa6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7aa6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 170 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7aa6d, #88aa6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A7AA6D?: #A7AA6D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7AA6D?: The RGB value is 167, 170, 109: 167 red, 170 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7AA6D?: The complementary color is #706DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7AA6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.