Information about #A7A72C color

#A7A72C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A7A72C falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(167, 167, 44) — 65.5% red, 65.5% green, 17.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 48 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A7A72C reads as a confidently colored yellow and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Citron (#9FA91F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Limelight (#99AD25) and Impromptu (#9BB123).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(167, 167, 44)), which gives #A7A72C its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A7A72C: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A7A72C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A7A72C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A7A72C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A7A72C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A7A72C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#99994A

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Grey

#808080

#A7A72C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A7A72C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#692CA5
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#2C69A5
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#2CA52C
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#A52C69
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Nearest named colors to #A7A72C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Limelight color link
Limelight

#99AD25

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Sick Green color link
Sick Green

#9DB92C

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Pomelo color link
Pomelo

#96A53C

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Golden Lime color link
Golden Lime

#9A9739

#A7A72C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A7A72C
  • RGB167, 167, 44
  • CMYK0, 0, 48, 35
  • CSSrgb(167, 167, 44)
  • HSL60°, 58%, 41%
  • HSL Precise60°, 58.294%, 41.373%
  • HSV60°, 74%, 65%
  • HSB60°, 74%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.655, 0.655, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.655, 0.655, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.655, 0.655, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA7A72C
  • DECIMAL ID10987308
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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