Information about #A39538 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A39538 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(163, 149, 56) — 63.9% red, 58.4% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 42 / 36. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid sunny yellow, #A39538 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Golden Lime (#9A9739). Nearby in the Register you will also find Reef Gold (#A98D36) and Luxor Gold (#AB8D3F).

The recipe behind #A39538 is rgb(163, 149, 56), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A39538 color variations

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

#A39538 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A39538 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A39538 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A39538 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A39538 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A39538

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

Golden Lime color link
Golden Lime

#9A9739

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Pale Fallen Leaves color link
Pale Fallen Leaves

#AA8736

Jewelled Yellow color link
Jewelled Yellow

#9A883E

Intrepid color link
Intrepid

#AB8439

Moderate Amber color link
Moderate Amber

#A8914A

Highball color link
Highball

#928C3C

Moderate Gold color link
Moderate Gold

#A89C4A

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

#A39538 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A39538
  • RGB163, 149, 56
  • CMYK0, 5, 42, 36
  • CSSrgb(163, 149, 56)
  • HSL52°, 49%, 43%
  • HSL Precise52.15°, 48.858%, 42.941%
  • HSV52°, 66%, 64%
  • HSB52°, 66%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.639, 0.584, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.639, 0.584, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.639, 0.584, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA39538
  • DECIMAL ID10720568
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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