Information about #A9B261 color

#A9B261 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A9B261 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 178, 97) — 66.3% red, 69.8% green, 38% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 32 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A9B261 presents itself as a moderately toned golden yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Flourish (#ADB15E). Slightly further away sit Golden Cypress (#A0B158) and Olive Green (#B5B35C).

In RGB terms — rgb(169, 178, 97) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A9B261 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A9B261 color variations

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

#A9B261 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9B261 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9B261 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9B261 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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#B19A61

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#A9B261 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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#9362B2
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#6280B2
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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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#B29362
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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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#62A8B2
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#B262A8
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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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#62B26B
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#B262A8
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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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#62B293
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#6B62B2
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#B26280
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Nearest named colors to #A9B261

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

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Golden Cypress color link
Golden Cypress

#A0B158

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Middle Green Yellow color link
Middle Green Yellow

#ACBF60

Light Olive Green color link
Light Olive Green

#A4BE5C

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Preethi Green color link
Preethi Green

#9CAB5C

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Green Smoke color link
Green Smoke

#9CA664

#A9B261 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9B261
  • RGB169, 178, 97
  • CMYK4, 0, 32, 30
  • CSSrgb(169, 178, 97)
  • HSL67°, 34%, 54%
  • HSL Precise66.667°, 34.468%, 53.922%
  • HSV67°, 46%, 70%
  • HSB67°, 46%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.698, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.698, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.698, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA9B261
  • DECIMAL ID11121249
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited1 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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