Information about #A9A79E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A9A79E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(169, 167, 158) — 66.3% red, 65.5% green, 62% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 4 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A9A79E reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quarter Friar Grey (#A9A7A0). Nearby in the Register you will also find Foggy Grey (#A7A69D) and Yellowish Grey (#A8A89C).

The recipe behind #A9A79E is rgb(169, 167, 158), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. No one has named #A9A79E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A9A79E color variations

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

#A9A79E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9A79E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9A79E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9A79E 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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#A9A79E 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 #A9A79E

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

Quarter Friar Grey color link
Quarter Friar Grey

#A9A7A0

Yellowish Grey color link
Yellowish Grey

#A8A89C

Foggy Grey color link
Foggy Grey

#A7A69D

Quarter Stonehenge color link
Quarter Stonehenge

#ABA59E

Swordfish color link
Swordfish

#A7A69C

Half Lemon Grass color link
Half Lemon Grass

#ACAD9E

Quarter Tapa color link
Quarter Tapa

#A3A49C

Double Rakaia color link
Double Rakaia

#A9A5A5

Cloudy color link
Cloudy

#B0A99F

Off Piste color link
Off Piste

#AFACA0

Atmosphere color link
Atmosphere

#A8AAA6

Quick Silver color link
Quick Silver

#A6A6A6

#A9A79E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9A79E
  • RGB169, 167, 158
  • CMYK0, 1, 4, 34
  • CSSrgb(169, 167, 158)
  • HSL49°, 6%, 64%
  • HSL Precise49.091°, 6.011%, 64.118%
  • HSV49°, 7%, 66%
  • HSB49°, 7%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.655, 0.620)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.655, 0.620, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.655, 0.620)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9A79E
  • DECIMAL ID11118494
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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