HEX atlas value

#A7A281

#A7A281 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Driftwood. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 167, 162, 129, HSL 52, 18%, 58%, has luminance 0.3564, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#A7A281 Sample readable text

HEX #A7A281

RGB rgb(167, 162, 129)

HSL hsl(52 18% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 23, 35)

Luminance 0.3564

Contrast Black 8.13:1White 2.58:1

CSS

--color-a7a281: #A7A281;
.background-a7a281 { background-color: #A7A281; }
.text-a7a281 { color: #A7A281; }

Luminance0.3564

Black text8.13:1AA Pass

White text2.58:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#A7A281","rgb":[167,162,129],"hsl":[52,18,58],"cmyk":[0,3,23,35],"luminance":0.3564,"contrast":{"black":8.13,"white":2.58}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.13,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.58,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CDCAB7","hex":"#CDCAB7","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.73,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.92,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BFB369","hex":"#BFB369","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.87,"contrastWhite":2.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.15,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.9,"contrastWhite":2.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Driftwood adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a7a281.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cement.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8186A7","analogous":["#A78F81","#99A781"],"triadic":["#81A7A2","#A281A7"],"tetradic":["#81A78F","#8186A7","#A78199"],"splitComplementary":["#8199A7","#8F81A7"],"monochromatic":["#CDCAB7","#A7A281","#787354"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CDCAB7","dark":"#787354","saturated":"#BFB369","desaturated":"#949494","pastel":"#D5D5D2","neon":"#FFE852"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":14.45683229480096},{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":16.15549442140351},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":16.431676725154983},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":18.411952639521967},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":26.095976701399778}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A7A281

#A7A281 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #A7A281 is visually closest to Driftwood, a named orange color with HEX #A69A8D.

The RGB channels are 167, 162, and 129, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 52deg with 18% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.3564, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.46, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.13:1AA Pass

White text2.58:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A7A281 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.13:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.58:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CDCAB7#000000 text · best 12.73:1#CDCAB7

Willow Green#000000 text · best 9.92:1#A8B88F

#BFB369#000000 text · best 9.87:1#BFB369

Sage Gray#000000 text · best 9.15:1#B2AC88

Sage Green#000000 text · best 8.9:1#9CAF88

Generated Palette

#A7A281#A7A281

#8186A7#8186A7

#A78F81#A78F81

#99A781#99A781

#CDCAB7#CDCAB7

#787354#787354

Color Harmonies

#8186A7#8186A7

#A78F81#A78F81

#99A781#99A781

#81A7A2#81A7A2

#A281A7#A281A7

Variants

#CDCAB7#CDCAB7

#787354#787354

#BFB369#BFB369

#949494#949494

#D5D5D2#D5D5D2

#FFE852#FFE852

Nearest Named Colors

Driftwood#A69A8D

Cement#A5A391

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Sage Green#9CAF88

Willow Green#A8B88F

#A7A281

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A7A281

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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