Information about #A9BB1B color

#A9BB1B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A9BB1B is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(169, 187, 27) — 66.3% red, 73.3% green, 10.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 0 / 63 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A9BB1B presents itself as a strongly colored golden yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bahia (#A9C01C). Slightly further away sit Pea (#A4BF20) and Acid Green (#B0BF1A).

The recipe behind #A9BB1B is rgb(169, 187, 27), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A9BB1B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A9BB1B color variations

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

#A9BB1B 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 #A9BB1B

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

Bahia color link
Bahia

#A9C01C

Pea color link
Pea

#A4BF20

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

Gross Green color link
Gross Green

#A0BF16

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

Rio Grande color link
Rio Grande

#B7C61A

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Citrus color link
Citrus

#9FB70A

Sick Green color link
Sick Green

#9DB92C

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Limerick color link
Limerick

#9DC209

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9BB1B
  • RGB169, 187, 27
  • CMYK7, 0, 63, 27
  • CSSrgb(169, 187, 27)
  • HSL67°, 75%, 42%
  • HSL Precise66.75°, 74.766%, 41.961%
  • HSV67°, 86%, 73%
  • HSB67°, 86%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.733, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.733, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.733, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA9BB1B
  • DECIMAL ID11123483
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01