Information about #A89B5B color

#A89B5B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A89B5B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 155, 91) — 65.9% red, 60.8% green, 35.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 30 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A89B5B is a moderately toned golden yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Gingko (#A59C55). Slightly further away sit Bullet Shell (#AF9B60) and Dark Beige (#AC9362).

In RGB terms — rgb(168, 155, 91) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A89B5B: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A89B5B color variations

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

#A89B5B 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 #A89B5B

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

Gingko color link
Gingko

#A59C55

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Dark Beige color link
Dark Beige

#AC9362

Dark Sand color link
Dark Sand

#A88F59

Police Khaki color link
Police Khaki

#A38F58

Castlepoint color link
Castlepoint

#AD9569

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Rustic Brass color link
Rustic Brass

#9A925B

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A89B5B
  • RGB168, 155, 91
  • CMYK0, 5, 30, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 155, 91)
  • HSL50°, 31%, 51%
  • HSL Precise49.87°, 30.677%, 50.784%
  • HSV50°, 46%, 66%
  • HSB50°, 46%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.608, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.608, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.608, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA89B5B
  • DECIMAL ID11049819
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01