Information about #A79401 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A79401 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(167, 148, 1) (65.5% red, 58% green, 0.4% blue), or CMYK 0 / 7 / 65 / 35 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength golden yellow, #A79401 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Strong Gold (#A89300). Slightly further away sit Baby Poo (#AB9004) and Light Gold (#B29700).

In RGB terms — rgb(167, 148, 1) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A79401: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A79401 color variations

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

#A79401 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A79401 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A79401 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A79401 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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#A79401 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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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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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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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
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #A79401

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

Strong Gold color link
Strong Gold

#A89300

Baby Poo color link
Baby Poo

#AB9004

Light Gold color link
Light Gold

#B29700

Dark Mustard color link
Dark Mustard

#A88905

Golden Palm color link
Golden Palm

#AA8805

Yellowy Brown color link
Yellowy Brown

#AE8B0C

Yellow Brown color link
Yellow Brown

#B79400

Puke color link
Puke

#A5A502

Diarrhea color link
Diarrhea

#9F8303

Strong Olive color link
Strong Olive

#A8A800

Dark Yellow color link
Dark Yellow

#9B870C

Pea Soup color link
Pea Soup

#929901

#A79401 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A79401
  • RGB167, 148, 1
  • CMYK0, 7, 65, 35
  • HSL53°, 99%, 33%
  • HSL Precise53.133°, 98.81%, 32.941%
  • HSV53°, 99%, 65%
  • HSB53°, 99%, 65%
  • HEX IDA79401
  • DECIMAL ID10982401
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
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