Information about #A8AF79 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A8AF79 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 175, 121) — 65.9% red, 68.6% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 0 / 21 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A8AF79 is a moderately toned golden yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Grayish Olive (#A8A87D). Slightly further away sit Grayish Lime Green (#9EA87D) and Khaki (#ADA96E).

The recipe behind #A8AF79 is rgb(168, 175, 121), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A8AF79 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A8AF79 color variations

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

#A8AF79 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A8AF79 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A8AF79 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A8AF79 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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#A8AF79 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 #A8AF79

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

Grayish Olive color link
Grayish Olive

#A8A87D

Grayish Lime Green color link
Grayish Lime Green

#9EA87D

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Locust color link
Locust

#A2A580

Neutral Green color link
Neutral Green

#AAA583

Iguana Green color link
Iguana Green

#9CB071

Hillary color link
Hillary

#A7A07E

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Quarter Crisp Green color link
Quarter Crisp Green

#B8B47B

Grayish Amber color link
Grayish Amber

#A89E7D

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Stone color link
Stone

#ADA587

#A8AF79 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8AF79
  • RGB168, 175, 121
  • CMYK3, 0, 21, 31
  • CSSrgb(168, 175, 121)
  • HSL68°, 25%, 58%
  • HSL Precise67.778°, 25.234%, 58.039%
  • HSV68°, 31%, 69%
  • HSB68°, 31%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.686, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.686, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.686, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA8AF79
  • DECIMAL ID11054969
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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