Information about #A6B17B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A6B17B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(166, 177, 123) — 65.1% red, 69.4% green, 48.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 21 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced golden yellow, #A6B17B sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Grayish Olive (#A8A87D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Grayish Lime Green (#9EA87D) and Locust (#A2A580).

The recipe behind #A6B17B is rgb(166, 177, 123), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. No one has named #A6B17B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A6B17B color variations

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

#A6B17B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A6B17B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#687142

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Black

#000000

#A6B17B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#9FA87B

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#90947C

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Grey

#808080

#A6B17B 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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#B1A67B

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#A6B17B 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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#7B8CB2
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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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#B2A17B
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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
#A6B17B
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#7BA7B2
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#B27BA7
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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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#7BB286
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#B27BA7
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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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#867BB2
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#B27B8C
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Nearest named colors to #A6B17B

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

Grayish Lime Green color link
Grayish Lime Green

#9EA87D

Locust color link
Locust

#A2A580

Iguana Green color link
Iguana Green

#9CB071

Neutral Green color link
Neutral Green

#AAA583

Olivine color link
Olivine

#9AB973

Stun color link
Stun

#A7AC8B

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Hillary color link
Hillary

#A7A07E

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Quarter Crisp Green color link
Quarter Crisp Green

#B8B47B

Stone color link
Stone

#ADA587

#A6B17B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6B17B
  • RGB166, 177, 123
  • CMYK4, 0, 21, 31
  • CSSrgb(166, 177, 123)
  • HSL72°, 26%, 59%
  • HSL Precise72.222°, 25.714%, 58.824%
  • HSV72°, 31%, 69%
  • HSB72°, 31%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.694, 0.482)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.694, 0.482, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.694, 0.482)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA6B17B
  • DECIMAL ID10924411
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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