Information about #A49A2D color

#A49A2D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A49A2D falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(164, 154, 45) — 64.3% red, 60.4% green, 17.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 47 / 36. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A49A2D presents itself as a confidently colored golden yellow — one 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 a near neighbor of Golden Lime (#9A9739). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Reef Gold (#A98D36) and Vintage Gold (#A28B23).

In RGB terms — rgb(164, 154, 45) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A49A2D: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A49A2D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A49A2D color variations

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

#A49A2D 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 #A49A2D

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

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Pomelo color link
Pomelo

#96A53C

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A49A2D
  • RGB164, 154, 45
  • CMYK0, 4, 47, 36
  • CSSrgb(164, 154, 45)
  • HSL55°, 57%, 41%
  • HSL Precise54.958°, 56.938%, 40.98%
  • HSV55°, 73%, 64%
  • HSB55°, 73%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.604, 0.176)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.604, 0.176, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.604, 0.176)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA49A2D
  • DECIMAL ID10787373
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01