Information about #A9A88E color
Basic facts about this digital color
#A9A88E presents itself as a softly toned sunny yellow — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Double Linen (#A9A790). Slightly further away sit Bud (#A5A88F) and Double Tana (#A8A48C).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(169, 168, 142)), which gives #A9A88E its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A9A88E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#A9A88E color variations
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#A9A88E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A9A88E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A9A88E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A9A88E color hues
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#A9A88E 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #A9A88E color
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Nearest named colors to #A9A88E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A9A790
#A5A88F
#A8A48C
#A7AC8B
#A7A392
#AFA88B
#A6A28F
#A5A391
#A9A18F
#A8A293
#A8A495
#AAA08D
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A9A88E
- RGB169, 168, 142
- CMYK0, 0, 11, 34
- CSSrgb(169, 168, 142)
- HSL58°, 14%, 61%
- HSL Precise57.778°, 13.568%, 60.98%
- HSV58°, 16%, 66%
- HSB58°, 16%, 66%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
- GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.659, 0.557)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.659, 0.557, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.659, 0.557)
- Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDA9A88E
- DECIMAL ID11118734
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
