Information about #A6A96A color

#A6A96A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A6A96A falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(166, 169, 106) — 65.1% red, 66.3% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 25 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A6A96A reads as a moderately toned sunny yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Khaki (#ADA96E). Slightly further away sit Green Smoke (#9CA664) and Iko (#B3AB6E).

The recipe behind #A6A96A is rgb(166, 169, 106), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A6A96A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A6A96A color variations

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

#A6A96A 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 #A6A96A

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

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Green Smoke color link
Green Smoke

#9CA664

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Iguana Green color link
Iguana Green

#9CB071

Matte Khaki color link
Matte Khaki

#AA9C70

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6A96A
  • RGB166, 169, 106
  • CMYK1, 0, 25, 34
  • CSSrgb(166, 169, 106)
  • HSL63°, 27%, 54%
  • HSL Precise62.857°, 26.809%, 53.922%
  • HSV63°, 37%, 66%
  • HSB63°, 37%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.663, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.663, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.663, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA6A96A
  • DECIMAL ID10922346
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01