Information about #A9B048 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A9B048 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(169, 176, 72) (66.3% red, 69% green, 28.2% blue), or CMYK 3 / 0 / 41 / 31 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated golden yellow, #A9B048 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Moderate Olive (#A8A84A). Slightly further away sit Moderate Apple Green (#9CA84A) and Brass (#B5A642).

In RGB terms — rgb(169, 176, 72) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9B048: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A9B048 color variations

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

#A9B048 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#CDD190

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White

#FFFFFF

#A9B048 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#888D39

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#666A2B

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Black

#000000

#A9B048 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#A1A753

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#999D5E

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#909369

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Grey

#808080

#A9B048 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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#B18E48

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#B16448

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#B14856

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#A9B048 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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#4F48B1
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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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#8448B1
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#4876B1
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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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#B18448
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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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#48AAB1
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#B148AA
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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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#48B14F
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#4F48B1
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#B148AA
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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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#48B184
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#4F48B1
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#B14876
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Nearest named colors to #A9B048

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

Moderate Olive color link
Moderate Olive

#A8A84A

Moderate Apple Green color link
Moderate Apple Green

#9CA84A

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Golden Cypress color link
Golden Cypress

#A0B158

Booger color link
Booger

#9BB53C

Margarita color link
Margarita

#B0C24A

Chameleon color link
Chameleon

#98B74F

Moderate Gold color link
Moderate Gold

#A89C4A

Avocado Green color link
Avocado Green

#B2C248

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Gingko color link
Gingko

#A59C55

#A9B048 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9B048
  • RGB169, 176, 72
  • CMYK3, 0, 41, 31
  • CSSrgb(169, 176, 72)
  • HSL64°, 42%, 49%
  • HSL Precise64.038°, 41.935%, 48.627%
  • HSV64°, 59%, 69%
  • HSB64°, 59%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.690, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.690, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.690, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA9B048
  • DECIMAL ID11120712
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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