Information about #A5A51C color

#A5A51C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A5A51C falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(165, 165, 28) — 64.7% red, 64.7% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 54 / 35. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A5A51C is a vivid, lively sunny yellow that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Vomit (#A2A415). Slightly further away sit Citron (#9FA91F) and Lucky (#AB9A1C).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(165, 165, 28)), which gives #A5A51C its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A5A51C: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. No one has named #A5A51C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A5A51C color variations

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

#A5A51C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A5A51C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A5A51C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A5A51C 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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#A5A51C 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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#A61C61
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Nearest named colors to #A5A51C

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

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Limelight color link
Limelight

#99AD25

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Pea Soup Green color link
Pea Soup Green

#94A617

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Sickly Green color link
Sickly Green

#94B21C

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Icky Green color link
Icky Green

#8FAE22

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Puke Green color link
Puke Green

#9AAE07

#A5A51C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A5A51C
  • RGB165, 165, 28
  • CMYK0, 0, 54, 35
  • CSSrgb(165, 165, 28)
  • HSL60°, 71%, 38%
  • HSL Precise60°, 70.984%, 37.843%
  • HSV60°, 83%, 65%
  • HSB60°, 83%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.647, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.647, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.647, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA5A51C
  • DECIMAL ID10855708
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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