Information about #A9A523 color

#A9A523 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A9A523 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 165, 35) — 66.3% red, 64.7% green, 13.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 53 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored sunny yellow, #A9A523 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Citron (#9FA91F). Slightly further away sit Lucky (#AB9A1C) and Earls Green (#B8A722).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(169, 165, 35)), which gives #A9A523 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A9A523 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A9A523 color variations

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

#A9A523 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9A523 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9A523 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9A523 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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#A9A523 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 #A9A523

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

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Limelight color link
Limelight

#99AD25

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Pea Soup Green color link
Pea Soup Green

#94A617

Sick Green color link
Sick Green

#9DB92C

#A9A523 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9A523
  • RGB169, 165, 35
  • CMYK0, 2, 53, 34
  • CSSrgb(169, 165, 35)
  • HSL58°, 66%, 40%
  • HSL Precise58.209°, 65.686%, 40%
  • HSV58°, 79%, 66%
  • HSB58°, 79%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.647, 0.137)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.647, 0.137, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.647, 0.137)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA9A523
  • DECIMAL ID11117859
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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