What color is #A7B156?

#A7B156 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Palm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7B156?

The RGB value is 167, 177, 86: 167 red, 177 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7B156?

The complementary color is #6056B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7B156?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7B156 color

#A7B156 rgb(167, 177, 86)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A7B156 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 69.4% green and 33.7% blue (167, 177, 86).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 37% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Palm (#AFAF5E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#A7B156 color codes

HEX	`#A7B156`
RGB	`rgb(167, 177, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 69.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 37%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 51%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 51%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.71, -16.8, 44.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.71, 47.91, 110.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.339, 40.332, 14.831)`
Decimal	`10989910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7B156, 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 #A7B156	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7B156 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	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 #A7B156 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7b156; }
.text { color: #a7b156; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7b156; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 177 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7b156, #79b156); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A7B156?: #A7B156 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Palm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7B156?: The RGB value is 167, 177, 86: 167 red, 177 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7B156?: The complementary color is #6056B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7B156?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.