Information about #A69A40 color

#A69A40 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A69A40 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(166, 154, 64) — 65.1% red, 60.4% green, 25.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 40 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored yellow, #A69A40 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Moderate Gold (#A89C4A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moderate Amber (#A8914A) and Luxor Gold (#AB8D3F).

In RGB terms — rgb(166, 154, 64) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A69A40: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A69A40 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A69A40 color variations

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

#A69A40 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 #A69A40

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

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Golden Lime color link
Golden Lime

#9A9739

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A69A40
  • RGB166, 154, 64
  • CMYK0, 5, 40, 35
  • CSSrgb(166, 154, 64)
  • HSL53°, 44%, 45%
  • HSL Precise52.941°, 44.348%, 45.098%
  • HSV53°, 61%, 65%
  • HSB53°, 61%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.604, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.604, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.604, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA69A40
  • DECIMAL ID10918464
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01