Information about #A9B385 color

#A9B385 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A9B385 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyLow Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(169, 179, 133) — 66.3% red, 70.2% green, 52.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 18 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A9B385 is a softly toned golden yellow 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 Stun (#A7AC8B). Slightly further away sit Norway (#A4B88F) and Stone Age (#B6B285).

In RGB terms — rgb(169, 179, 133) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A9B385 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A9B385 color variations

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

#A9B385 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 #A9B385

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

Stun color link
Stun

#A7AC8B

Norway color link
Norway

#A4B88F

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Bland color link
Bland

#AFA88B

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Stone color link
Stone

#ADA587

Bud color link
Bud

#A5A88F

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9B385
  • RGB169, 179, 133
  • CMYK4, 0, 18, 30
  • CSSrgb(169, 179, 133)
  • HSL73°, 23%, 61%
  • HSL Precise73.043°, 23.232%, 61.176%
  • HSV73°, 26%, 70%
  • HSB73°, 26%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.702, 0.522)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.702, 0.522, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.702, 0.522)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9B385
  • DECIMAL ID11121541
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01