Information about #A99A51 color

#A99A51 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A99A51 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 154, 81) — 66.3% red, 60.4% green, 31.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 6 / 35 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned sunny yellow, #A99A51 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 almost identical to Gingko (#A59C55). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moderate Gold (#A89C4A) and Husk (#B2994B).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(169, 154, 81)), which gives #A99A51 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A99A51: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. #A99A51 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A99A51 color variations

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

#A99A51 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 #A99A51

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

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Dark Sand color link
Dark Sand

#A88F59

Police Khaki color link
Police Khaki

#A38F58

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Teak color link
Teak

#AB8953

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A99A51
  • RGB169, 154, 81
  • CMYK0, 6, 35, 34
  • CSSrgb(169, 154, 81)
  • HSL50°, 35%, 49%
  • HSL Precise49.773°, 35.2%, 49.02%
  • HSV50°, 52%, 66%
  • HSB50°, 52%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.604, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.604, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.604, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA99A51
  • DECIMAL ID11115089
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01