Information about #A9A728 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A9A728 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 167, 40) — 66.3% red, 65.5% green, 15.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 51 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A9A728 is a strongly colored golden yellow that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Citron (#9FA91F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Earls Green (#B8A722) and Limelight (#99AD25).

The recipe behind #A9A728 is rgb(169, 167, 40), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9A728: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. #A9A728 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A9A728 color variations

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

#A9A728 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9A728 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9A728 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9A728 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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#A9A728 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 #A9A728

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

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Limelight color link
Limelight

#99AD25

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Sick Green color link
Sick Green

#9DB92C

Pea color link
Pea

#A4BF20

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

#A9A728 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9A728
  • RGB169, 167, 40
  • CMYK0, 1, 51, 34
  • CSSrgb(169, 167, 40)
  • HSL59°, 62%, 41%
  • HSL Precise59.07°, 61.722%, 40.98%
  • HSV59°, 76%, 66%
  • HSB59°, 76%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.655, 0.157)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.655, 0.157, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.655, 0.157)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA9A728
  • DECIMAL ID11118376
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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