Information about #9A8009 color

#9A8009 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9A8009 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyFull Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(154, 128, 9) — 60.4% red, 50.2% green, 3.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 10 / 57 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#9A8009 presents itself as a pure, full-strength golden yellow — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Yellow (#9B870C). Slightly further away sit Diarrhea (#9F8303) and Yellowish Brown (#9B7A01).

In RGB terms — rgb(154, 128, 9) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9A8009 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#9A8009 color variations

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

#9A8009 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 #9A8009

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

Dark Yellow color link
Dark Yellow

#9B870C

Diarrhea color link
Diarrhea

#9F8303

Puke Brown color link
Puke Brown

#947706

Golden Curry color link
Golden Curry

#A47D0E

Baby Poop color link
Baby Poop

#937C00

Luxury Gold color link
Luxury Gold

#A48111

Gold color link
Gold

#A57C00

Strong Amber color link
Strong Amber

#A87E00

Dark Mustard color link
Dark Mustard

#A88905

Rapeseed Oil color link
Rapeseed Oil

#A17917

Poo color link
Poo

#8F7303

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9A8009
  • RGB154, 128, 9
  • CMYK0, 10, 57, 40
  • CSSrgb(154, 128, 9)
  • HSL49°, 89%, 32%
  • HSL Precise49.241°, 88.957%, 31.961%
  • HSV49°, 94%, 60%
  • HSB49°, 94%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.035
  • GLSLvec3(0.604, 0.502, 0.035)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.604, 0.502, 0.035, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.604, 0.502, 0.035)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID9A8009
  • DECIMAL ID10125321
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01