Information about #A79120 color

#A79120 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A79120 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(167, 145, 32) — 65.5% red, 56.9% green, 12.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 53 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A79120 is a strongly colored sunny yellow that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Vintage Gold (#A28B23). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lucky (#AB9A1C) and Sahara (#B79826).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(167, 145, 32)), which gives #A79120 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A79120: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. #A79120 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A79120 color variations

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

#A79120 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 #A79120

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

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Hacienda color link
Hacienda

#9E8022

Alibi color link
Alibi

#988422

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Luxury Gold color link
Luxury Gold

#A48111

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Frizzell color link
Frizzell

#AD812F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A79120
  • RGB167, 145, 32
  • CMYK0, 9, 53, 35
  • CSSrgb(167, 145, 32)
  • HSL50°, 68%, 39%
  • HSL Precise50.222°, 67.839%, 39.02%
  • HSV50°, 81%, 65%
  • HSB50°, 81%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.569
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • GLSLvec3(0.655, 0.569, 0.125)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.655, 0.569, 0.125, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.655, 0.569, 0.125)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA79120
  • DECIMAL ID10981664
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers2 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01