Information about #A3A742 color

#A3A742 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A3A742 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(163, 167, 66) (63.9% red, 65.5% green, 25.9% blue), or CMYK 2 / 0 / 40 / 35 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A3A742 presents itself as a clearly saturated golden yellow — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Moderate Olive (#A8A84A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moderate Apple Green (#9CA84A) and Pomelo (#96A53C).

In RGB terms — rgb(163, 167, 66) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A3A742 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.6:1. No one has named #A3A742 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A3A742 color variations

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

#A3A742 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A3A742 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#626428

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Black

#000000

#A3A742 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A3A742 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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#A3A742 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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#A87943
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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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#A843A4
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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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#43A846
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#A843A4
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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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#4643A8
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Nearest named colors to #A3A742

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

Moderate Olive color link
Moderate Olive

#A8A84A

Moderate Apple Green color link
Moderate Apple Green

#9CA84A

Pomelo color link
Pomelo

#96A53C

Moderate Gold color link
Moderate Gold

#A89C4A

Booger color link
Booger

#9BB53C

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Moderate Lime Green color link
Moderate Lime Green

#91A84A

Golden Lime color link
Golden Lime

#9A9739

Gingko color link
Gingko

#A59C55

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Chameleon color link
Chameleon

#98B74F

#A3A742 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A3A742
  • RGB163, 167, 66
  • CMYK2, 0, 40, 35
  • CSSrgb(163, 167, 66)
  • HSL62°, 43%, 46%
  • HSL Precise62.376°, 43.348%, 45.686%
  • HSV62°, 60%, 65%
  • HSB62°, 60%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.639, 0.655, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.639, 0.655, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.639, 0.655, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA3A742
  • DECIMAL ID10725186
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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