Information about #A09216 color

#A09216 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A09216 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(160, 146, 22) — 62.7% red, 57.3% green, 8.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 54 / 37. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A09216 presents itself as a vivid, lively sunny yellow — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Lucky (#AB9A1C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Vintage Gold (#A28B23) and Dark Yellow (#9B870C).

The recipe behind #A09216 is rgb(160, 146, 22), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A09216 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A09216 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A09216

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Dark Yellow color link
Dark Yellow

#9B870C

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Luxury Gold color link
Luxury Gold

#A48111

Alibi color link
Alibi

#988422

Dark Mustard color link
Dark Mustard

#A88905

Baby Poo color link
Baby Poo

#AB9004

Hacienda color link
Hacienda

#9E8022

Golden Palm color link
Golden Palm

#AA8805

Golden Curry color link
Golden Curry

#A47D0E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A09216
  • RGB160, 146, 22
  • CMYK0, 5, 54, 37
  • CSSrgb(160, 146, 22)
  • HSL54°, 76%, 36%
  • HSL Precise53.913°, 75.824%, 35.686%
  • HSV54°, 86%, 63%
  • HSB54°, 86%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.573
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.627, 0.573, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.627, 0.573, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.627, 0.573, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA09216
  • DECIMAL ID10523158
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01