Information about #A09C5E color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #A09C5E reads as a softly balanced yellow and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Gingko (#A59C55). Nearby in the Register you will also find Rustic Brass (#9A925B) and Green Smoke (#9CA664).
In RGB terms — rgb(160, 156, 94) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. No one has named #A09C5E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#A09C5E color variations
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#A09C5E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A09C5E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A09C5E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A09C5E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A09C5E 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 #A09C5E color
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Nearest named colors to #A09C5E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A59C55
#9A925B
#9CA664
#A38F58
#AF9B60
#AC9362
#9CAB5C
#A88F59
#959552
#909B67
#AD9569
#A28A64
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A09C5E
- RGB160, 156, 94
- CMYK0, 2, 26, 37
- CSSrgb(160, 156, 94)
- HSL56°, 26%, 50%
- HSL Precise56.364°, 25.984%, 49.804%
- HSV56°, 41%, 63%
- HSB56°, 41%, 63%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.627
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
- GLSLvec3(0.627, 0.612, 0.369)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.627, 0.612, 0.369, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.627, 0.612, 0.369)
- Percentage of Red in RGB62.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDA09C5E
- DECIMAL ID10525790
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
