Information about #A9B342 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#A9B342 presents itself as a clearly saturated sunny yellow — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Moderate Olive (#A8A84A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Booger (#9BB53C) and Brass (#B5A642).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(169, 179, 66)), which gives #A9B342 its character. If you plan to put text on a #A9B342 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. No one has named #A9B342 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#A9B342 color variations
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#A9B342 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A9B342 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A9B342 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A9B342 color hues
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#A9B342 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #A9B342 color
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Nearest named colors to #A9B342
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A8A84A
#9BB53C
#B5A642
#B0C24A
#B2C248
#9CA84A
#A4C639
#98B74F
#A9C949
#A0B158
#B6A237
#96A53C
#A9B342 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A9B342
- RGB169, 179, 66
- CMYK4, 0, 44, 30
- CSSrgb(169, 179, 66)
- HSL65°, 46%, 48%
- HSL Precise65.31°, 46.122%, 48.039%
- HSV65°, 63%, 70%
- HSB65°, 63%, 70%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
- GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.702, 0.259)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.702, 0.259, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.702, 0.259)
- Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDA9B342
- DECIMAL ID11121474
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
