Information about #A49960 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A49960 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(164, 153, 96) (64.3% red, 60% green, 37.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 4 / 27 / 36 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced golden yellow, #A49960 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Dark Beige (#AC9362). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bullet Shell (#AF9B60) and Gingko (#A59C55).

The recipe behind #A49960 is rgb(164, 153, 96), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A49960 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A49960 color variations

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

#A49960 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A49960 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A49960 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A49960 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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#A49960 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 #A49960

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

Dark Beige color link
Dark Beige

#AC9362

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Gingko color link
Gingko

#A59C55

Dark Sand color link
Dark Sand

#A88F59

Police Khaki color link
Police Khaki

#A38F58

Rustic Brass color link
Rustic Brass

#9A925B

Castlepoint color link
Castlepoint

#AD9569

Gold Rush color link
Gold Rush

#A28A64

Green Smoke color link
Green Smoke

#9CA664

Half Colins Wicket color link
Half Colins Wicket

#A4936F

Backcountry color link
Backcountry

#AB8E6B

Matte Khaki color link
Matte Khaki

#AA9C70

#A49960 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#A49960 color image #A49960 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A49960
  • RGB164, 153, 96
  • CMYK0, 4, 27, 36
  • CSSrgb(164, 153, 96)
  • HSL50°, 27%, 51%
  • HSL Precise50.294°, 27.2%, 50.98%
  • HSV50°, 41%, 64%
  • HSB50°, 41%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.600, 0.376)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.600, 0.376, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.600, 0.376)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA49960
  • DECIMAL ID10787168
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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