Information about #A9B277 color

#A9B277 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A9B277 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(169, 178, 119) — 66.3% red, 69.8% green, 46.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 23 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A9B277 reads as a moderately toned golden yellow and feels open and friendly. 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 a near neighbor of Grayish Olive (#A8A87D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Khaki (#ADA96E) and Tan Green (#A9BE70).

In RGB terms — rgb(169, 178, 119) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9B277: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. #A9B277 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A9B277 color variations

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

#A9B277 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9B277 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9B277 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9B277 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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#A9B277 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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#B29D76
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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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#76A9B2
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#B276A9
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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 #A9B277

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

Grayish Olive color link
Grayish Olive

#A8A87D

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Iguana Green color link
Iguana Green

#9CB071

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Quarter Crisp Green color link
Quarter Crisp Green

#B8B47B

Grayish Lime Green color link
Grayish Lime Green

#9EA87D

Olivine color link
Olivine

#9AB973

Locust color link
Locust

#A2A580

Neutral Green color link
Neutral Green

#AAA583

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

#A9B277 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9B277
  • RGB169, 178, 119
  • CMYK4, 0, 23, 30
  • CSSrgb(169, 178, 119)
  • HSL69°, 28%, 58%
  • HSL Precise69.153°, 27.7%, 58.235%
  • HSV69°, 33%, 70%
  • HSB69°, 33%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.698, 0.467)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.698, 0.467, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.698, 0.467)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB46.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA9B277
  • DECIMAL ID11121271
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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