#a7b40a Color Information

#a7b40a Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #a7b40a. In RGB, it consists of 65.5% Red, 70.6% Green, and 3.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 7.2% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 94.4% Yellow, and 29.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 64.6°, with saturation of 89.5% and lightness of 37.3%. The decimal value for #a7b40a is 10990602, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99cc00. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a7b40a is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#a7b40a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color167, 180, 10 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color65.5%, 70.6%, 3.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.345, 0.294, 0.961 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.072, 0, 0.944, 0.294 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color64.6°, 89.5%, 37.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color64.6°, 94.4%, 70.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color32.312, 40.880, 6.475 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color10, 180, 23 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10990602 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color70.092, -22.121, 70.370 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)70.092, 73.765, 107.451 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color70.092, -3.153, 77.433 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color63.937, -21.681, 38.752 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.406, 0.513, 40.880 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289180682 / 0xffa7b40a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#99cc00 Copy
Last Updated: December 10, 2024

Shades of #a7b40a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a7b40a, its pure hue is 64.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 89.5%, and its lightness is 37.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #a7b40a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #151701 to #929e09.

Tints of #a7b40a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a7b40a, its pure hue is 64.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 89.5%, and its lightness is 37.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #a7b40a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b2bd29 to #f4f6e0.

Tones of #a7b40a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a7b40a, its pure hue is 64.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 89.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #a7b40a, which range from #5f5f5f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #afbe00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a7b40a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a7b40a! For #a7b40a, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #a7b40a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a7b40a

This color, #a7b40a, consists of 65.5% Red, 70.6% Green, and 3.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 167, Green = 180, Blue = 10. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a7b40a is 7.2% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 94.4% Yellow, and 29.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R65.5%
C7.2%
G70.6%
M0.0%
B3.9%
Y94.4%
K29.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 167 180 10
Octal 247 264 12
Hexa #a7 #b4 #0a
Binary 10100111 10110100 00001010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 7 0 94 29
Octal 7 0 136 35
Hexa #07 #00 #5e #1d
Binary 00000111 00000000 01011110 00011101

Analogous Colors of #a7b40a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a7b40a — which has hue 64.6° — its analogous colors are located at 34.6° and 94.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a7b40a.

Triadic Colors of #a7b40a

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #a7b40a — which has hue 64.6° — its triadic colors are located at 64.6° and 304.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a7b40a.

Complementary Color of #a7b40a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a7b40a — which has hue 64.6° — its complementary color is located at 244.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a7b40a.

Split Complementary Colors of #a7b40a

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #a7b40a — which has hue 64.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 64.6° and 274.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a7b40a.

Tetradic Colors of #a7b40a

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #a7b40a — which has hue 64.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 334.6°, 64.6°, 154.6°, and 244.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a7b40a.

Monochromatic Colors of #a7b40a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a7b40a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #515807 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e9f924 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a7b40a

We want to make getting started with #a7b40a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a7b40a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a7b40a can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #a7b40a with other HTML elements.

#a7b40a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a7b40a.
<span style="color: #a7b40a;">The color of this text is #a7b40a.</span>

#a7b40a Background Color

The background color for this text is #a7b40a.
<div style="background-color: #a7b40a; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a7b40a.</div>

#a7b40a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a7b40a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a7b40a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a7b40a.</span>

#a7b40a Border Color

This is a div with border color #a7b40a.
<div style="border: #a7b40a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a7b40a.</div>

#a7b40a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a7b40a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a7b40a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a7b40a on a white background.</div></div>

#a7b40a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a7b40a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a7b40a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a7b40a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a7b40a to White

This is a gradient from #a7b40a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a7b40a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a7b40a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a7b40a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a7b40a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a7b40a to white.</div>

Gradient from #a7b40a to Black

This is a gradient from #a7b40a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a7b40a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a7b40a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a7b40a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a7b40a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a7b40a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a7b40a

In addition to using #a7b40a on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #a7b40a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a7b40a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 167, Green = 180, Blue = 10). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a7b40a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #a7b40a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(167, 180, 10)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a7b40a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a7b40a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a7b40a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(167, 180, 10);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a7b40a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:167, green:180, blue:10, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:167 green:180 blue:10 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(167f, 180f, 10f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(167, 180, 10);
 

#a7b40a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a7b40a the same way. For those with color blindness, #a7b40a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a7b40a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a7b40a is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #a7b40a looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #a7b40a will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #a7b40a is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.3:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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