Information about #A9AD2C color

#A9AD2C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A9AD2C falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 173, 44) — 66.3% red, 67.8% green, 17.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 0 / 51 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A9AD2C presents itself as a clearly saturated golden yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Citron (#9FA91F). Slightly further away sit Sick Green (#9DB92C) and Impromptu (#9BB123).

In RGB terms — rgb(169, 173, 44) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9AD2C: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A9AD2C color variations

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

#A9AD2C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9AD2C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9AD2C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9AD2C 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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#A9AD2C 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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#2D69AE
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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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#AE2DAA
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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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#2DAE31
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#312DAE
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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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#AE2D69
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Nearest named colors to #A9AD2C

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

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Sick Green color link
Sick Green

#9DB92C

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Limelight color link
Limelight

#99AD25

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Pea color link
Pea

#A4BF20

Booger color link
Booger

#9BB53C

Bahia color link
Bahia

#A9C01C

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

#A9AD2C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9AD2C
  • RGB169, 173, 44
  • CMYK2, 0, 51, 32
  • CSSrgb(169, 173, 44)
  • HSL62°, 59%, 43%
  • HSL Precise61.86°, 59.447%, 42.549%
  • HSV62°, 75%, 68%
  • HSB62°, 75%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.678, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.678, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.678, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA9AD2C
  • DECIMAL ID11119916
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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