Information about #A5AF3C color

#A5AF3C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A5AF3C falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(165, 175, 60) — 64.7% red, 68.6% green, 23.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 45 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A5AF3C is a clearly saturated sunny yellow that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Booger (#9BB53C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moderate Olive (#A8A84A) and Pomelo (#96A53C).

The recipe behind #A5AF3C is rgb(165, 175, 60), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A5AF3C: 8.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. #A5AF3C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A5AF3C color variations

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

#A5AF3C 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 #A5AF3C

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

Booger color link
Booger

#9BB53C

Pomelo color link
Pomelo

#96A53C

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Sick Green color link
Sick Green

#9DB92C

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Chameleon color link
Chameleon

#98B74F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A5AF3C
  • RGB165, 175, 60
  • CMYK4, 0, 45, 31
  • CSSrgb(165, 175, 60)
  • HSL65°, 49%, 46%
  • HSL Precise65.217°, 48.936%, 46.078%
  • HSV65°, 66%, 69%
  • HSB65°, 66%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.686, 0.235)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.686, 0.235, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.686, 0.235)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA5AF3C
  • DECIMAL ID10858300
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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