Information about #A78C01 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #A78C01 reads as a pure, full-strength golden yellow and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Mustard (#A88905). Slightly further away sit Baby Poo (#AB9004) and Golden Palm (#AA8805).
In RGB terms — rgb(167, 140, 1) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A78C01: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#A78C01 color variations
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#A78C01 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A78C01 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A78C01 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A78C01 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A78C01 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #A78C01 color
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Nearest named colors to #A78C01
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A88905
#AB9004
#AA8805
#A89300
#9F8303
#AE8B0C
#A87E00
#B29700
#A57C00
#9B870C
#B79400
#AC7D0C
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A78C01
- RGB167, 140, 1
- CMYK0, 11, 65, 35
- CSSrgb(167, 140, 1)
- HSL50°, 99%, 33%
- HSL Precise50.241°, 98.81%, 32.941%
- HSV50°, 99%, 65%
- HSB50°, 99%, 65%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.655
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
- GLSLvec3(0.655, 0.549, 0.004)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.655, 0.549, 0.004, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.655, 0.549, 0.004)
- Percentage of Red in RGB65.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDA78C01
- DECIMAL ID10980353
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
