Information about #A7B50C color

#A7B50C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A7B50C falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(167, 181, 12) — 65.5% red, 71% green, 4.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 66 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A7B50C reads as a maximally vivid golden yellow and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Snot (#ACBB0D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Citrus (#9FB70A) and Bright Olive (#9CBB04).

In RGB terms — rgb(167, 181, 12) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A7B50C: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A7B50C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A7B50C color variations

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

#A7B50C 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A7B50C

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

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

Citrus color link
Citrus

#9FB70A

Bright Olive color link
Bright Olive

#9CBB04

Puke Green color link
Puke Green

#9AAE07

Gross Green color link
Gross Green

#A0BF16

Limerick color link
Limerick

#9DC209

Strong Olive color link
Strong Olive

#A8A800

Puke color link
Puke

#A5A502

Booger Green color link
Booger Green

#96B403

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

Bahia color link
Bahia

#A9C01C

Snot Green color link
Snot Green

#9DC100

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A7B50C
  • RGB167, 181, 12
  • CMYK5, 0, 66, 29
  • CSSrgb(167, 181, 12)
  • HSL65°, 88%, 38%
  • HSL Precise64.97°, 87.565%, 37.843%
  • HSV65°, 93%, 71%
  • HSB65°, 93%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • GLSLvec3(0.655, 0.710, 0.047)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.655, 0.710, 0.047, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.655, 0.710, 0.047)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA7B50C
  • DECIMAL ID10990860
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01