Information about #A9B48E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A9B48E falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 180, 142) — 66.3% red, 70.6% green, 55.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 15 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A9B48E presents itself as a softly toned zesty chartreuse — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Norway (#A4B88F). Slightly further away sit Whitish Green (#A5BA93) and Stun (#A7AC8B).

The recipe behind #A9B48E is rgb(169, 180, 142), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9B48E: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A9B48E color variations

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

#A9B48E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9B48E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9B48E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9B48E 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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#A9B48E 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 #A9B48E

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

Norway color link
Norway

#A4B88F

Whitish Green color link
Whitish Green

#A5BA93

Stun color link
Stun

#A7AC8B

Green Spring color link
Green Spring

#A9AF99

Eagle color link
Eagle

#B0AC94

Bud color link
Bud

#A5A88F

Double Linen color link
Double Linen

#A9A790

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Terrain color link
Terrain

#ADAD99

Bland color link
Bland

#AFA88B

Half Grey Olive color link
Half Grey Olive

#B1AB95

Bergamot Sage - Kultlabel Color Registry color link
Bergamot Sage - Kultlabel Color Registry

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#A9B48E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9B48E
  • RGB169, 180, 142
  • CMYK4, 0, 15, 29
  • CSSrgb(169, 180, 142)
  • HSL77°, 20%, 63%
  • HSL Precise77.368°, 20.213%, 63.137%
  • HSV77°, 21%, 71%
  • HSB77°, 21%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.706, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.706, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.706, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9B48E
  • DECIMAL ID11121806
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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