Information about #A9AD7E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A9AD7E belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 173, 126) — 66.3% red, 67.8% green, 49.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 0 / 18 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A9AD7E reads as a softly toned golden yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Grayish Olive (#A8A87D). Slightly further away sit Neutral Green (#AAA583) and Locust (#A2A580).

In RGB terms — rgb(169, 173, 126) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9AD7E: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A9AD7E color variations

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

#A9AD7E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9AD7E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9AD7E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9AD7E 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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#A9AD7E 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 #A9AD7E

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

Grayish Olive color link
Grayish Olive

#A8A87D

Neutral Green color link
Neutral Green

#AAA583

Locust color link
Locust

#A2A580

Grayish Lime Green color link
Grayish Lime Green

#9EA87D

Stone color link
Stone

#ADA587

Hillary color link
Hillary

#A7A07E

Stun color link
Stun

#A7AC8B

Grayish Amber color link
Grayish Amber

#A89E7D

Bland color link
Bland

#AFA88B

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Double Akaroa color link
Double Akaroa

#B1A589

Double Sisal color link
Double Sisal

#B2A286

#A9AD7E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9AD7E
  • RGB169, 173, 126
  • CMYK2, 0, 18, 32
  • CSSrgb(169, 173, 126)
  • HSL65°, 22%, 59%
  • HSL Precise65.106°, 22.275%, 58.627%
  • HSV65°, 27%, 68%
  • HSB65°, 27%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.678, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.678, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.678, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA9AD7E
  • DECIMAL ID11119998
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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