Information about #A6990C color
Basic facts about this digital color
#A6990C is a maximally vivid golden yellow that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Baby Poo (#AB9004). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Strong Gold (#A89300) and Vomit (#A2A415).
The recipe behind #A6990C is rgb(166, 153, 12), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A6990C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#A6990C color variations
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#A6990C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A6990C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A6990C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A6990C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A6990C 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #A6990C color
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Nearest named colors to #A6990C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#AB9004
#A89300
#A2A415
#A5A502
#AE8B0C
#AB9A1C
#B29700
#A88905
#AA8805
#A8A800
#9B870C
#B79400
#A6990C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A6990C
- RGB166, 153, 12
- CMYK0, 5, 60, 35
- CSSrgb(166, 153, 12)
- HSL55°, 87%, 35%
- HSL Precise54.935°, 86.517%, 34.902%
- HSV55°, 93%, 65%
- HSB55°, 93%, 65%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
- GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.600, 0.047)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.600, 0.047, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.600, 0.047)
- Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDA6990C
- DECIMAL ID10918156
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
