HEX atlas value

#A7A544

#A7A544 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Brass. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 167, 165, 68, HSL 59, 42%, 46%, has luminance 0.3554, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#A7A544 Sample readable text

HEX #A7A544

RGB rgb(167, 165, 68)

HSL hsl(59 42% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 1, 59, 35)

Luminance 0.3554

Contrast Black 8.11:1White 2.59:1

CSS

--color-a7a544: #A7A544;
.background-a7a544 { background-color: #A7A544; }
.text-a7a544 { color: #A7A544; }

Luminance0.3554

Black text8.11:1AA Pass

White text2.59:1AA 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":"#A7A544","rgb":[167,165,68],"hsl":[59,42,46],"cmyk":[0,1,59,35],"luminance":0.3554,"contrast":{"black":8.11,"white":2.59}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.11,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.59,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CAC87D","hex":"#CAC87D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.07,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C0BE2A","hex":"#C0BE2A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.64,"contrastWhite":1.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.5,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#4446A7","hex":"#4446A7","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.68,"contrastWhite":7.84,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Brass adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a7a544.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4446A7","analogous":["#A77444","#77A744"],"triadic":["#44A7A5","#A544A7"],"tetradic":["#44A774","#4446A7","#A74477"],"splitComplementary":["#4477A7","#7444A7"],"monochromatic":["#CAC87D","#A7A544","#656429"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CAC87D","dark":"#656429","saturated":"#C0BE2A","desaturated":"#8D8C5E","pastel":"#C9C8A1","neon":"#FFFB14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":14.177446878757825},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":14.177446878757825},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":31.906112267087632},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":38.61346915261564},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":44.01136216933077}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A7A544

#A7A544 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #A7A544 is visually closest to Brass, a named yellow color with HEX #B5A642.

The RGB channels are 167, 165, and 68, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 59deg with 42% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.3554, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.18, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.11:1AA Pass

White text2.59:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A7A544 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.11:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.59:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CAC87D#000000 text · best 12.07:1#CAC87D

#C0BE2A#000000 text · best 10.64:1#C0BE2A

Old Gold#000000 text · best 10.33:1#CFB53B

Brushed Brass#000000 text · best 8.5:1#B5A642

#4446A7#FFFFFF text · best 7.84:1#4446A7

Generated Palette

#A7A544#A7A544

#4446A7#4446A7

#A77444#A77444

#77A744#77A744

#CAC87D#CAC87D

#656429#656429

Color Harmonies

#4446A7#4446A7

#A77444#A77444

#77A744#77A744

#44A7A5#44A7A5

#A544A7#A544A7

Variants

#CAC87D#CAC87D

#656429#656429

#C0BE2A#C0BE2A

#8D8C5E#8D8C5E

#C9C8A1#C9C8A1

#FFFB14#FFFB14

Nearest Named Colors

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Antique Gold#B08D57

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Old Gold#CFB53B

#A7A544

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A7A544

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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