Information about #A9A379 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#A9A379 is a calm, restrained golden yellow that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Hillary (#A7A07E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Grayish Amber (#A89E7D) and Grayish Olive (#A8A87D).
In RGB terms — rgb(169, 163, 121) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A9A379 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#A9A379 color variations
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#A9A379 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A9A379 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A9A379 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A9A379 color hues
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#A9A379 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #A9A379 color
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Nearest named colors to #A9A379
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A7A07E
#A89E7D
#A8A87D
#A2A580
#AAA583
#A99877
#AA9C70
#A39977
#AC987D
#9EA87D
#A4977A
#ADA96E
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A9A379
- RGB169, 163, 121
- CMYK0, 2, 19, 34
- CSSrgb(169, 163, 121)
- HSL53°, 22%, 57%
- HSL Precise52.5°, 21.818%, 56.863%
- HSV53°, 28%, 66%
- HSB53°, 28%, 66%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.639
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
- GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.639, 0.475)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.639, 0.475, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.639, 0.475)
- Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB63.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDA9A379
- DECIMAL ID11117433
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
