Information about #A0A178 color

#A0A178 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A0A178 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(160, 161, 120) — 62.7% red, 63.1% green, 47.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 16 / 37. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A0A178 is a calm, restrained golden yellow that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Frontier (#999D7A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tallow (#A39977) and Grayish Lime Green (#9EA87D).

The recipe behind #A0A178 is rgb(160, 161, 120), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A0A178: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A0A178 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A0A178 color variations

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

#A0A178 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#ECECE3

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White

#FFFFFF

#A0A178 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#83845C

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#626345

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#41422E

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#202117

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Black

#000000

#A0A178 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#9A9A78

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#93947A

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#86867D

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Grey

#808080

#A0A178 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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#7FA077

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#A09177

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#A08077

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#A0777F

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#A0A178 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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#7878A1
#7878A1

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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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#8D78A1
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#788CA1
#788CA1

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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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#A18D78
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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
#A0A178
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#78A0A1
#78A0A1

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#A178A0
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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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#78A178
#78A178

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#7878A1
#7878A1

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#A178A0
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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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#78A18D
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#7878A1
#7878A1

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#A1788C
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Nearest named colors to #A0A178

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

Frontier color link
Frontier

#999D7A

Tallow color link
Tallow

#A39977

Grayish Lime Green color link
Grayish Lime Green

#9EA87D

Locust color link
Locust

#A2A580

Hillary color link
Hillary

#A7A07E

Grayish Amber color link
Grayish Amber

#A89E7D

Grey Olive color link
Grey Olive

#A19A7F

Triple Akaroa color link
Triple Akaroa

#A4977A

Triple Tana color link
Triple Tana

#9F9B82

Grayish Olive color link
Grayish Olive

#A8A87D

Double Pavlova color link
Double Pavlova

#A99877

Triple Sisal color link
Triple Sisal

#A59578

#A0A178 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A0A178
  • RGB160, 161, 120
  • CMYK0, 0, 16, 37
  • CSSrgb(160, 161, 120)
  • HSL61°, 18%, 55%
  • HSL Precise61.463°, 17.904%, 55.098%
  • HSV61°, 25%, 63%
  • HSB61°, 25%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.627, 0.631, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.627, 0.631, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.627, 0.631, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA0A178
  • DECIMAL ID10527096
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers41 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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