Information about #A3A11E color

#A3A11E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A3A11E falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(163, 161, 30) — 63.9% red, 63.1% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 52 / 36. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A3A11E reads as a strongly colored golden yellow and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Citron (#9FA91F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Vomit (#A2A415) and Lucky (#AB9A1C).

In RGB terms — rgb(163, 161, 30) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A3A11E: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. #A3A11E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A3A11E color variations

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#A3A11E 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 #A3A11E

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

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Limelight color link
Limelight

#99AD25

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Sickly Green color link
Sickly Green

#94B21C

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Icky Green color link
Icky Green

#8FAE22

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A3A11E
  • RGB163, 161, 30
  • CMYK0, 1, 52, 36
  • CSSrgb(163, 161, 30)
  • HSL59°, 69%, 38%
  • HSL Precise59.098°, 68.912%, 37.843%
  • HSV59°, 82%, 64%
  • HSB59°, 82%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.639, 0.631, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.639, 0.631, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.639, 0.631, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA3A11E
  • DECIMAL ID10723614
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01