Information about #A0A238 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #A0A238 reads as a clearly saturated sunny yellow and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Pomelo (#96A53C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Golden Lime (#9A9739) and Moderate Apple Green (#9CA84A).
The recipe behind #A0A238 is rgb(160, 162, 56), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A0A238 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. No one has named #A0A238 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#A0A238 color variations
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#A0A238 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A0A238 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A0A238 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A0A238 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A0A238 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 #A0A238 color
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Nearest named colors to #A0A238
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#96A53C
#9A9739
#9CA84A
#9BB53C
#A89C4A
#A8A84A
#B6A237
#A98D36
#99AD25
#B5A642
#91A84A
#B0903D
#A0A238 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A0A238
- RGB160, 162, 56
- CMYK1, 0, 42, 36
- CSSrgb(160, 162, 56)
- HSL61°, 49%, 43%
- HSL Precise61.132°, 48.624%, 42.745%
- HSV61°, 65%, 64%
- HSB61°, 65%, 64%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.627
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.635
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
- GLSLvec3(0.627, 0.635, 0.220)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.627, 0.635, 0.220, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.627, 0.635, 0.220)
- Percentage of Red in RGB62.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB63.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDA0A238
- DECIMAL ID10527288
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
