Information about #A09B18 color

#A09B18 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A09B18 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(160, 155, 24) — 62.7% red, 60.8% green, 9.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 53 / 37. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A vivid, lively yellow, #A09B18 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Vomit (#A2A415). Slightly further away sit Lucky (#AB9A1C) and Citron (#9FA91F).

In RGB terms — rgb(160, 155, 24) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A09B18: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. No one has named #A09B18 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A09B18 color variations

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

#A09B18 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 #A09B18

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

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Limelight color link
Limelight

#99AD25

Dark Yellow color link
Dark Yellow

#9B870C

Puke color link
Puke

#A5A502

Pea Green color link
Pea Green

#8EAB12

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A09B18
  • RGB160, 155, 24
  • CMYK0, 2, 53, 37
  • CSSrgb(160, 155, 24)
  • HSL58°, 74%, 36%
  • HSL Precise57.794°, 73.913%, 36.078%
  • HSV58°, 85%, 63%
  • HSB58°, 85%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • GLSLvec3(0.627, 0.608, 0.094)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.627, 0.608, 0.094, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.627, 0.608, 0.094)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA09B18
  • DECIMAL ID10525464
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01