Information about #A9A770 color

#A9A770 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A9A770 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyLow Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 167, 112) — 66.3% red, 65.5% green, 43.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 22 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained golden yellow, #A9A770 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Khaki (#ADA96E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Iko (#B3AB6E) and Matte Khaki (#AA9C70).

In RGB terms — rgb(169, 167, 112) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9A770: 8.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A9A770 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A9A770 color variations

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

#A9A770 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 #A9A770

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

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Matte Khaki color link
Matte Khaki

#AA9C70

Hillary color link
Hillary

#A7A07E

Iguana Green color link
Iguana Green

#9CB071

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Tallow color link
Tallow

#A39977

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9A770
  • RGB169, 167, 112
  • CMYK0, 1, 22, 34
  • CSSrgb(169, 167, 112)
  • HSL58°, 25%, 55%
  • HSL Precise57.895°, 24.891%, 55.098%
  • HSV58°, 34%, 66%
  • HSB58°, 34%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.655, 0.439)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.655, 0.439, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.655, 0.439)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA9A770
  • DECIMAL ID11118448
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01