Information about #A5A33E color

#A5A33E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A5A33E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(165, 163, 62) — 64.7% red, 63.9% green, 24.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 40 / 35. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A5A33E is a clearly saturated golden yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Moderate Olive (#A8A84A). Slightly further away sit Moderate Gold (#A89C4A) and Pomelo (#96A53C).

In RGB terms — rgb(165, 163, 62) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A5A33E: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A5A33E color variations

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

#A5A33E 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 #A5A33E

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

Pomelo color link
Pomelo

#96A53C

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Golden Lime color link
Golden Lime

#9A9739

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Booger color link
Booger

#9BB53C

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A5A33E
  • RGB165, 163, 62
  • CMYK0, 1, 40, 35
  • CSSrgb(165, 163, 62)
  • HSL59°, 45%, 45%
  • HSL Precise58.835°, 45.374%, 44.51%
  • HSV59°, 62%, 65%
  • HSB59°, 62%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.639, 0.243)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.639, 0.243, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.639, 0.243)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA5A33E
  • DECIMAL ID10855230
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01