Information about #A5A478 color

#A5A478 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A5A478 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(165, 164, 120) — 64.7% red, 64.3% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 18 / 35. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A5A478 is a softly toned 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 practically indistinguishable from Grayish Olive (#A8A87D). Slightly further away sit Hillary (#A7A07E) and Grayish Amber (#A89E7D).

In RGB terms — rgb(165, 164, 120) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A5A478: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A5A478 color variations

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

#A5A478 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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Half Barely There

#EDECE4
White

#FFFFFF

#A5A478 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A5A478 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A5A478 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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#A5A478 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 #A5A478

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

Grayish Olive color link
Grayish Olive

#A8A87D

Hillary color link
Hillary

#A7A07E

Grayish Amber color link
Grayish Amber

#A89E7D

Locust color link
Locust

#A2A580

Grayish Lime Green color link
Grayish Lime Green

#9EA87D

Tallow color link
Tallow

#A39977

Neutral Green color link
Neutral Green

#AAA583

Matte Khaki color link
Matte Khaki

#AA9C70

Double Pavlova color link
Double Pavlova

#A99877

Grey Olive color link
Grey Olive

#A19A7F

Triple Akaroa color link
Triple Akaroa

#A4977A

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

#A5A478 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A5A478
  • RGB165, 164, 120
  • CMYK0, 0, 18, 35
  • CSSrgb(165, 164, 120)
  • HSL59°, 20%, 56%
  • HSL Precise58.667°, 20%, 55.882%
  • HSV59°, 27%, 65%
  • HSB59°, 27%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.643, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.643, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.643, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA5A478
  • DECIMAL ID10855544
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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