Information about #A9B08D color

#A9B08D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A9B08D falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 176, 141) — 66.3% red, 69% green, 55.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 3 / 0 / 14 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained golden yellow, #A9B08D appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Stun (#A7AC8B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bud (#A5A88F) and Double Linen (#A9A790).

The recipe behind #A9B08D is rgb(169, 176, 141), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9B08D: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A9B08D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A9B08D color variations

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#A9B08D 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 #A9B08D

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

Stun color link
Stun

#A7AC8B

Bud color link
Bud

#A5A88F

Double Linen color link
Double Linen

#A9A790

Norway color link
Norway

#A4B88F

Bland color link
Bland

#AFA88B

Eagle color link
Eagle

#B0AC94

Green Spring color link
Green Spring

#A9AF99

Double Tana color link
Double Tana

#A8A48C

Mandrake color link
Mandrake

#B0A994

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9B08D
  • RGB169, 176, 141
  • CMYK3, 0, 14, 31
  • CSSrgb(169, 176, 141)
  • HSL72°, 18%, 62%
  • HSL Precise72°, 18.135%, 62.157%
  • HSV72°, 20%, 69%
  • HSB72°, 20%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.690, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.690, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.690, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9B08D
  • DECIMAL ID11120781
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01