Information about #A99942 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A99942 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(169, 153, 66) (66.3% red, 60% green, 25.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 6 / 40 / 34 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated golden yellow, #A99942 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Moderate Gold (#A89C4A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moderate Amber (#A8914A) and Antique Gold (#B0903D).

In RGB terms — rgb(169, 153, 66) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A99942: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. #A99942 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A99942 color variations

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

#A99942 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A99942 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A99942 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A99942 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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#A99942 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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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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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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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
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #A99942

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

Moderate Gold color link
Moderate Gold

#A89C4A

Moderate Amber color link
Moderate Amber

#A8914A

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Matte Goldenrod color link
Matte Goldenrod

#B7984A

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Moderate Olive color link
Moderate Olive

#A8A84A

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Golden Lime color link
Golden Lime

#9A9739

#A99942 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A99942
  • RGB169, 153, 66
  • CMYK0, 6, 40, 34
  • CSSrgb(169, 153, 66)
  • HSL51°, 44%, 46%
  • HSL Precise50.68°, 43.83%, 46.078%
  • HSV51°, 61%, 66%
  • HSB51°, 61%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.600, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.600, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.600, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA99942
  • DECIMAL ID11114818
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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