Information about #A8A953 color

#A8A953 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A8A953 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 169, 83) — 65.9% red, 66.3% green, 32.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 34 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned golden yellow, #A8A953 carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 a hair away from Moderate Olive (#A8A84A). Slightly further away sit Golden Cypress (#A0B158) and Gingko (#A59C55).

In RGB terms — rgb(168, 169, 83) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A8A953 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A8A953 color variations

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#A8A953 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 #A8A953

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8A953
  • RGB168, 169, 83
  • CMYK0, 0, 34, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 169, 83)
  • HSL61°, 34%, 49%
  • HSL Precise60.698°, 34.127%, 49.412%
  • HSV61°, 51%, 66%
  • HSB61°, 51%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.663, 0.325)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.663, 0.325, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.663, 0.325)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA8A953
  • DECIMAL ID11053395
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01