Information about #A8A009 color

#A8A009 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A8A009 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(168, 160, 9) — 65.9% red, 62.7% green, 3.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 3 / 62 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A8A009 presents itself as a intensely saturated sunny yellow — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Puke (#A5A502). Slightly further away sit Strong Olive (#A8A800) and Vomit (#A2A415).

The recipe behind #A8A009 is rgb(168, 160, 9), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. #A8A009 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A8A009 color variations

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

#A8A009 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A8A009 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A8A009 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#989447

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Grey

#808080

#A8A009 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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#A8A009 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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#0911AA
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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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#5109AA
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#0961AA
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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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#AA5109
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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
#A8A009
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#09AAA2
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#A209AA
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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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#11AA09
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#A209AA
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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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#09AA51
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#0911AA
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#AA0961
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Nearest named colors to #A8A009

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

Puke color link
Puke

#A5A502

Strong Olive color link
Strong Olive

#A8A800

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Strong Gold color link
Strong Gold

#A89300

Light Gold color link
Light Gold

#B29700

Baby Poo color link
Baby Poo

#AB9004

Puke Green color link
Puke Green

#9AAE07

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Yellow Brown color link
Yellow Brown

#B79400

Yellowy Brown color link
Yellowy Brown

#AE8B0C

Dark Mustard color link
Dark Mustard

#A88905

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

#A8A009 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8A009
  • RGB168, 160, 9
  • CMYK0, 3, 62, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 160, 9)
  • HSL57°, 90%, 35%
  • HSL Precise56.981°, 89.831%, 34.706%
  • HSV57°, 95%, 66%
  • HSB57°, 95%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.035
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.627, 0.035)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.627, 0.035, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.627, 0.035)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA8A009
  • DECIMAL ID11051017
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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