Information about #A49B73 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#A49B73 presents itself as a gently muted sunny yellow — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Tallow (#A39977). Nearby in the Register you will also find Matte Khaki (#AA9C70) and Double Pavlova (#A99877).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(164, 155, 115)), which gives #A49B73 its character. If you plan to put text on a #A49B73 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A49B73 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#A49B73 color variations
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#A49B73 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A49B73 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A49B73 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A49B73 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A49B73 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #A49B73 color
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Nearest named colors to #A49B73
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A39977
#AA9C70
#A99877
#A59578
#A4977A
#A4936F
#A89E7D
#A19A7F
#A7A07E
#AC987D
#999D7A
#A8937D
#A49B73 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A49B73
- RGB164, 155, 115
- CMYK0, 4, 19, 36
- CSSrgb(164, 155, 115)
- HSL49°, 21%, 55%
- HSL Precise48.98°, 21.212%, 54.706%
- HSV49°, 30%, 64%
- HSB49°, 30%, 64%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
- GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.608, 0.451)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.608, 0.451, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.608, 0.451)
- Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDA49B73
- DECIMAL ID10787699
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
