Information about #A5A09C color

#A5A09C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A5A09C is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(165, 160, 156) — 64.7% red, 62.7% green, 61.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 4 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #A5A09C floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quarter Tapa (#A3A49C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Mountain Mist (#A09F9C) and Nobel (#A99D9D).

In RGB terms — rgb(165, 160, 156) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. No one has named #A5A09C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A5A09C color variations

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#A5A09C 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 #A5A09C

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

Quarter Tapa color link
Quarter Tapa

#A3A49C

Nobel color link
Nobel

#A99D9D

Swordfish color link
Swordfish

#A7A69C

Transmission color link
Transmission

#9FA19E

Foggy Grey color link
Foggy Grey

#A7A69D

Viaduct color link
Viaduct

#A99F97

Star Dust color link
Star Dust

#A0A197

Delta Grey color link
Delta Grey

#A5A395

Shady Lady color link
Shady Lady

#9F9B9D

stung color link
stung

#A69FA4

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A5A09C
  • RGB165, 160, 156
  • CMYK0, 2, 4, 35
  • CSSrgb(165, 160, 156)
  • HSL27°, 5%, 63%
  • HSL Precise26.667°, 4.762%, 62.941%
  • HSV27°, 5%, 65%
  • HSB27°, 5%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.627, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.627, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.627, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA5A09C
  • DECIMAL ID10854556
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01