Information about #A9A323 color

#A9A323 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A9A323 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(169, 163, 35) — 66.3% red, 63.9% green, 13.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 53 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A9A323 reads as a energetic, saturated yellow and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Lucky (#AB9A1C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Citron (#9FA91F) and Earls Green (#B8A722).

In RGB terms — rgb(169, 163, 35) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9A323: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A9A323 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A9A323 color variations

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

#A9A323 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 #A9A323

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

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Limelight color link
Limelight

#99AD25

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9A323
  • RGB169, 163, 35
  • CMYK0, 2, 53, 34
  • CSSrgb(169, 163, 35)
  • HSL57°, 66%, 40%
  • HSL Precise57.313°, 65.686%, 40%
  • HSV57°, 79%, 66%
  • HSB57°, 79%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.639, 0.137)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.639, 0.137, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.639, 0.137)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA9A323
  • DECIMAL ID11117347
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01