Information about #A4A912 color

#A4A912 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A4A912 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(164, 169, 18) (64.3% red, 66.3% green, 7.1% blue), or CMYK 2 / 0 / 59 / 34 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A energetic, saturated golden yellow, #A4A912 holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Vomit (#A2A415). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Citron (#9FA91F) and Puke Green (#9AAE07).

The recipe behind #A4A912 is rgb(164, 169, 18), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A4A912: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A4A912 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A4A912 color variations

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#A4A912 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 #A4A912

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

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Puke Green color link
Puke Green

#9AAE07

Puke color link
Puke

#A5A502

Citrus color link
Citrus

#9FB70A

Strong Olive color link
Strong Olive

#A8A800

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Sickly Green color link
Sickly Green

#94B21C

Pea Green color link
Pea Green

#8EAB12

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A4A912
  • RGB164, 169, 18
  • CMYK2, 0, 59, 34
  • CSSrgb(164, 169, 18)
  • HSL62°, 81%, 37%
  • HSL Precise61.987°, 80.749%, 36.667%
  • HSV62°, 89%, 66%
  • HSB62°, 89%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.663, 0.071)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.663, 0.071, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.663, 0.071)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA4A912
  • DECIMAL ID10791186
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01