Information about #A59B31 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A59B31 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(165, 155, 49) — 64.7% red, 60.8% green, 19.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 45 / 35. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A59B31 presents itself as a confidently colored yellow — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Golden Lime (#9A9739). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Reef Gold (#A98D36) and Karma (#B6A237).

In RGB terms — rgb(165, 155, 49) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A59B31 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.

#A59B31 color variations

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

#A59B31 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A59B31 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A59B31 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A59B31 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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#A59B31 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 #A59B31

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

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Pomelo color link
Pomelo

#96A53C

Pale Fallen Leaves color link
Pale Fallen Leaves

#AA8736

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

#A59B31 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A59B31
  • RGB165, 155, 49
  • CMYK0, 4, 45, 35
  • CSSrgb(165, 155, 49)
  • HSL55°, 54%, 42%
  • HSL Precise54.828°, 54.206%, 41.961%
  • HSV55°, 70%, 65%
  • HSB55°, 70%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.608, 0.192)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.608, 0.192, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.608, 0.192)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA59B31
  • DECIMAL ID10853169
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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