Information about #A59D12 color

#A59D12 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A59D12 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(165, 157, 18) — 64.7% red, 61.6% green, 7.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 58 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A59D12 presents itself as a vivid, lively yellow — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Vomit (#A2A415). Nearby in the Register you will also find Lucky (#AB9A1C) and Puke (#A5A502).

In RGB terms — rgb(165, 157, 18) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A59D12 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A59D12 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A59D12 color variations

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

#A59D12 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A59D12 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A59D12 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A59D12 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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#A59D12 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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#121AA5
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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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#5412A5
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#1263A5
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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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#12A59E
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#9E12A5
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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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#1AA512
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#121AA5
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#9E12A5
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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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#12A554
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#121AA5
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#A51263
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Nearest named colors to #A59D12

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

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Puke color link
Puke

#A5A502

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Pea Soup Green color link
Pea Soup Green

#94A617

Baby Poo color link
Baby Poo

#AB9004

Strong Gold color link
Strong Gold

#A89300

Yellowy Brown color link
Yellowy Brown

#AE8B0C

Strong Olive color link
Strong Olive

#A8A800

Light Gold color link
Light Gold

#B29700

Puke Green color link
Puke Green

#9AAE07

Dark Mustard color link
Dark Mustard

#A88905

#A59D12 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A59D12
  • RGB165, 157, 18
  • CMYK0, 3, 58, 35
  • CSSrgb(165, 157, 18)
  • HSL57°, 80%, 36%
  • HSL Precise56.735°, 80.328%, 35.882%
  • HSV57°, 89%, 65%
  • HSB57°, 89%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.616, 0.071)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.616, 0.071, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.616, 0.071)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA59D12
  • DECIMAL ID10853650
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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