What color is #A8A47C?

#A8A47C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8A47C?

The RGB value is 168, 164, 124: 168 red, 164 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8A47C?

The complementary color is #7C80A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8A47C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8A47C color

#A8A47C rgb(168, 164, 124)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A8A47C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 64.3% green and 48.6% blue (168, 164, 124).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 20% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 26% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#A8A47C color codes

HEX	`#A8A47C`
RGB	`rgb(168, 164, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 64.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 20%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 26%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 26%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.77, -5.14, 21.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.77, 21.95, 103.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.062, 36.332, 24.336)`
Decimal	`11052156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8A47C, 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 #A8A47C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8A47C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	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 #A8A47C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8a47c; }
.text { color: #a8a47c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a47c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 164 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8a47c, #96a87c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A8A47C?: #A8A47C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8A47C?: The RGB value is 168, 164, 124: 168 red, 164 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8A47C?: The complementary color is #7C80A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8A47C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.