Information about #A9AD43 color

#A9AD43 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A9AD43 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(169, 173, 67) — 66.3% red, 67.8% green, 26.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 42 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A9AD43 is a clearly saturated sunny yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Moderate Olive (#A8A84A). Slightly further away sit Brass (#B5A642) and Moderate Apple Green (#9CA84A).

The recipe behind #A9AD43 is rgb(169, 173, 67), with green 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. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A9AD43 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A9AD43 color variations

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

#A9AD43 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9AD43 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9AD43 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9AD43 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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#A9AD43 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 #A9AD43

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

Moderate Olive color link
Moderate Olive

#A8A84A

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Moderate Apple Green color link
Moderate Apple Green

#9CA84A

Booger color link
Booger

#9BB53C

Moderate Gold color link
Moderate Gold

#A89C4A

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Pomelo color link
Pomelo

#96A53C

Chameleon color link
Chameleon

#98B74F

Golden Cypress color link
Golden Cypress

#A0B158

Margarita color link
Margarita

#B0C24A

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Avocado Green color link
Avocado Green

#B2C248

#A9AD43 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9AD43
  • RGB169, 173, 67
  • CMYK2, 0, 42, 32
  • CSSrgb(169, 173, 67)
  • HSL62°, 44%, 47%
  • HSL Precise62.264°, 44.167%, 47.059%
  • HSV62°, 61%, 68%
  • HSB62°, 61%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.263
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.678, 0.263)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.678, 0.263, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.678, 0.263)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB26.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA9AD43
  • DECIMAL ID11119939
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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