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#A7B29F Color

#A7B29F is rgb(167, 178, 159) in RGB, hsl(95, 11%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 11%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A7B29F
HEX#A7B29F
RGBrgb(167, 178, 159)
HSLhsl(95, 11%, 66%)
HSVhsv(95, 11%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 11%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(75% 0.029 131.9)
LABlab(71.29% -6.63 8.37)
LCHlch(71.29% 10.68 128.41)

What #A7B29F 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 #A7B29F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 5.99Ash Gray#B2BEB5ΔE 7.07Greige#BEB7A4ΔE 7.88Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 8.18Silver Foil#AFB1AEΔE 8.99Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 9.05

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

#A7B29F Channel Values

How #A7B29F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 167 · G 178 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 95° · S 11% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 95° · S 11% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.21:1 vs white · 9.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A7B29F 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 text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A7B29F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A7B29F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A7B29F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A7B29F
Complementary
#AA9FB2
Analogous
#B0B29F
Analogous
#9FB2A0
Triadic
#9FA7B2
Triadic
#B29FA7
Split comp.
#A09FB2
Split comp.
#B29FB0

Tints & Shades of #A7B29F

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.

Tints

#B4BDAD
#BEC6B8
#CBD2C6
#D5DBD2
#E2E6E0
#EDEFEB

Shades

#8F9D85
#78886D
#626E59
#4E5846
#373E32
#21251E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A7B29F.

How #A7B29F 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#A7B29F
Protanopia#B0B09F
Protanomaly#ADB19F
Deuteranopia#AEAE9F
Deuteranomaly#ACB09F
Tritanopia#A9B0B0
Tritanomaly#A8B1A9
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

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Using #A7B29F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a7b29f: #A7B29F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A7B29F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a7b29f': '#A7B29F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.698, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_a7b29f">#A7B29F</color>
SVG fillfill="#A7B29F"

More Green Colors

#A7B29F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#A7B29F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A7B29F?

#A7B29F is a light green — rgb(167, 178, 159) in RGB and hsl(95, 11%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #A7B29F?

#A7B29F is rgb(167, 178, 159) — red 167, green 178, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A7B29F?

#A7B29F converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 11%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A7B29F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A7B29F scores 2.21:1 against white and 9.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A7B29F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A7B29F 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 darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 10.87, which is visibly different.

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