Information about #A2AA31 color

#A2AA31 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A2AA31 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(162, 170, 49) — 63.5% red, 66.7% green, 19.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 0 / 47 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A2AA31 is a confidently colored golden yellow that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Limelight (#99AD25). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sick Green (#9DB92C) and Pomelo (#96A53C).

The recipe behind #A2AA31 is rgb(162, 170, 49), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A2AA31: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A2AA31 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A2AA31 color variations

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

#A2AA31 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 #A2AA31

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

Limelight color link
Limelight

#99AD25

Sick Green color link
Sick Green

#9DB92C

Pomelo color link
Pomelo

#96A53C

Booger color link
Booger

#9BB53C

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Golden Lime color link
Golden Lime

#9A9739

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Icky Green color link
Icky Green

#8FAE22

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A2AA31
  • RGB162, 170, 49
  • CMYK3, 0, 47, 33
  • CSSrgb(162, 170, 49)
  • HSL64°, 55%, 43%
  • HSL Precise63.967°, 55.251%, 42.941%
  • HSV64°, 71%, 67%
  • HSB64°, 71%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • GLSLvec3(0.635, 0.667, 0.192)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.635, 0.667, 0.192, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.635, 0.667, 0.192)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA2AA31
  • DECIMAL ID10660401
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01