Information about #A9B10B color

#A9B10B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A9B10B is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(169, 177, 11) — 66.3% red, 69.4% green, 4.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 0 / 65 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A intensely saturated sunny yellow, #A9B10B sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 a near neighbor of Snot (#ACBB0D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Citrus (#9FB70A) and Strong Olive (#A8A800).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(169, 177, 11)), which gives #A9B10B its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A9B10B color variations

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

#A9B10B 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 #A9B10B

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

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

Citrus color link
Citrus

#9FB70A

Strong Olive color link
Strong Olive

#A8A800

Puke color link
Puke

#A5A502

Puke Green color link
Puke Green

#9AAE07

Bright Olive color link
Bright Olive

#9CBB04

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Gross Green color link
Gross Green

#A0BF16

Booger Green color link
Booger Green

#96B403

Limerick color link
Limerick

#9DC209

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

Bile color link
Bile

#B5C306

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9B10B
  • RGB169, 177, 11
  • CMYK3, 0, 65, 31
  • CSSrgb(169, 177, 11)
  • HSL63°, 88%, 37%
  • HSL Precise62.892°, 88.298%, 36.863%
  • HSV63°, 94%, 69%
  • HSB63°, 94%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.694, 0.043)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.694, 0.043, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.694, 0.043)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA9B10B
  • DECIMAL ID11120907
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01