Information about #A79934 color

#A79934 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A79934 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(167, 153, 52) — 65.5% red, 60% green, 20.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 45 / 35. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated sunny yellow, #A79934 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Reef Gold (#A98D36). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Golden Lime (#9A9739) and Antique Gold (#B0903D).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(167, 153, 52)), which gives #A79934 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A79934: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. #A79934 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A79934 color variations

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

#A79934 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 #A79934

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

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Golden Lime color link
Golden Lime

#9A9739

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Intrepid color link
Intrepid

#AB8439

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A79934
  • RGB167, 153, 52
  • CMYK0, 5, 45, 35
  • CSSrgb(167, 153, 52)
  • HSL53°, 53%, 43%
  • HSL Precise52.696°, 52.511%, 42.941%
  • HSV53°, 69%, 65%
  • HSB53°, 69%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.204
  • GLSLvec3(0.655, 0.600, 0.204)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.655, 0.600, 0.204, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.655, 0.600, 0.204)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA79934
  • DECIMAL ID10983732
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01