Information about #A9A466 color

#A9A466 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A9A466 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(169, 164, 102) — 66.3% red, 64.3% green, 40% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 26 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A9A466 reads as a mildly saturated yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Khaki (#ADA96E). Slightly further away sit Bullet Shell (#AF9B60) and Matte Khaki (#AA9C70).

In RGB terms — rgb(169, 164, 102) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9A466: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. No one has named #A9A466 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A9A466 color variations

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#A9A466 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 #A9A466

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

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Matte Khaki color link
Matte Khaki

#AA9C70

Green Smoke color link
Green Smoke

#9CA664

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Castlepoint color link
Castlepoint

#AD9569

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Dark Beige color link
Dark Beige

#AC9362

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9A466
  • RGB169, 164, 102
  • CMYK0, 2, 26, 34
  • CSSrgb(169, 164, 102)
  • HSL56°, 28%, 53%
  • HSL Precise55.522°, 28.033%, 53.137%
  • HSV56°, 40%, 66%
  • HSB56°, 40%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.643, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.643, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.643, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA9A466
  • DECIMAL ID11117670
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01