#A69407 Color

#A69407 is rgb(166, 148, 7) in RGB, hsl(53, 92%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 96%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Gold (#B29700), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A69407

HEX#A69407

RGBrgb(166, 148, 7)

HSLhsl(53, 92%, 34%)

HSVhsv(53, 96%, 65%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 96%, 35%)

OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.137 100.6)

LABlab(61.42% -2.35 63.35)

LCHlch(61.42% 63.39 92.12)

What #A69407 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A69407, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Gold#B29700ΔE 5.23 Brass#B5A642ΔE 13.12 Antique Gold#CFB53BΔE 13.24 Lemon Curry#CCA01DΔE 13.47 Satin Sheen Gold#CBA135ΔE 13.65 Olive#808000ΔE 13.78

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#A69407 Channel Values

How #A69407 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 166 · G 148 · B 7	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 53° · S 92% · L 34%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 53° · S 96% · V 65%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 11% · Y 96% · K 35%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.06:1 vs white · 6.86:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A69407 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A69407

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A69407; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #A69407

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #A69407 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A69407

Protanopia#979706

Protanomaly#9D9606

Deuteranopia#9A9A00

Deuteranomaly#9F9802

Tritanopia#AD8B8B

Tritanomaly#AA8F6E

Achromatopsia#939393

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Using #A69407 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a69407: #A69407;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A69407;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a69407': '#A69407' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.580, blue: 0.027)

Android XML<color name="color_a69407">#A69407</color>

SVG fillfill="#A69407"

More Yellow Colors

#A69407 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#A69407 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A69407?

#A69407 is a dark yellow — rgb(166, 148, 7) in RGB and hsl(53, 92%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Gold (#B29700), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.23.

What is the RGB value of #A69407?

#A69407 is rgb(166, 148, 7) — red 166, green 148, and blue 7 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A69407?

#A69407 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 96%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A69407 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A69407 scores 3.06:1 against white and 6.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A69407 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A69407 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 13.78, which is visibly different.

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