Information about #A9B29C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A9B29C falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 178, 156) — 66.3% red, 69.8% green, 61.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 9 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted chartreuse, #A9B29C has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Green Spring (#A9AF99). Slightly further away sit Bergamot Sage - Kultlabel Color Registry (#AEB59B) and Half Lemon Grass (#ACAD9E).

In RGB terms — rgb(169, 178, 156) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9B29C: 9.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. No one has named #A9B29C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A9B29C color variations

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

#A9B29C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9B29C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9B29C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9B29C 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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#A9B29C 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 #A9B29C

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

Green Spring color link
Green Spring

#A9AF99

Bergamot Sage - Kultlabel Color Registry color link
Bergamot Sage - Kultlabel Color Registry

#AEB59B

Half Lemon Grass color link
Half Lemon Grass

#ACAD9E

Terrain color link
Terrain

#ADAD99

Laurel Green color link
Laurel Green

#A9BA9D

Off Piste color link
Off Piste

#AFACA0

Yellowish Grey color link
Yellowish Grey

#A8A89C

Quarter Taupe Grey color link
Quarter Taupe Grey

#AFADA3

Eighth Stonewall color link
Eighth Stonewall

#B2AD9E

Bedrock color link
Bedrock

#B3AC9C

Quarter Friar Grey color link
Quarter Friar Grey

#A9A7A0

Cloudy color link
Cloudy

#B0A99F

#A9B29C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9B29C
  • RGB169, 178, 156
  • CMYK4, 0, 9, 30
  • CSSrgb(169, 178, 156)
  • HSL85°, 13%, 65%
  • HSL Precise84.545°, 12.5%, 65.49%
  • HSV85°, 12%, 70%
  • HSB85°, 12%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.698, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.698, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.698, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9B29C
  • DECIMAL ID11121308
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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