Information about #A49D3B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A49D3B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(164, 157, 59) — 64.3% red, 61.6% green, 23.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 3 / 41 / 36. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A49D3B presents itself as a confidently colored yellow — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Golden Lime (#9A9739). Nearby in the Register you will also find Moderate Gold (#A89C4A) and Pomelo (#96A53C).

In RGB terms — rgb(164, 157, 59) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. No one has named #A49D3B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A49D3B color variations

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

#A49D3B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A49D3B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A49D3B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A49D3B 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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#A49D3B 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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#A53B77
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Nearest named colors to #A49D3B

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

Moderate Gold color link
Moderate Gold

#A89C4A

Pomelo color link
Pomelo

#96A53C

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Moderate Olive color link
Moderate Olive

#A8A84A

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Moderate Amber color link
Moderate Amber

#A8914A

Moderate Apple Green color link
Moderate Apple Green

#9CA84A

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

#A49D3B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A49D3B
  • RGB164, 157, 59
  • CMYK0, 3, 41, 36
  • CSSrgb(164, 157, 59)
  • HSL56°, 47%, 44%
  • HSL Precise56°, 47.085%, 43.725%
  • HSV56°, 64%, 64%
  • HSB56°, 64%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.616, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.616, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.616, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA49D3B
  • DECIMAL ID10788155
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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