Information about #A9A15C color

#A9A15C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A9A15C falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(169, 161, 92) — 66.3% red, 63.1% green, 36.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 30 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A9A15C reads as a mildly saturated sunny yellow and 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 Bullet Shell (#AF9B60). Slightly further away sit Gingko (#A59C55) and Dark Beige (#AC9362).

The recipe behind #A9A15C is rgb(169, 161, 92), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. #A9A15C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A9A15C color variations

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#A9A15C 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 #A9A15C

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

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Gingko color link
Gingko

#A59C55

Dark Beige color link
Dark Beige

#AC9362

Green Smoke color link
Green Smoke

#9CA664

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Castlepoint color link
Castlepoint

#AD9569

Dark Sand color link
Dark Sand

#A88F59

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9A15C
  • RGB169, 161, 92
  • CMYK0, 3, 30, 34
  • CSSrgb(169, 161, 92)
  • HSL54°, 31%, 51%
  • HSL Precise53.766°, 30.924%, 51.176%
  • HSV54°, 46%, 66%
  • HSB54°, 46%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.631, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.631, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.631, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA9A15C
  • DECIMAL ID11116892
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01