#a3a66d Color Information

#a3a66d Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #a3a66d. In RGB, it consists of 63.9% Red, 65.1% Green, and 42.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 1.8% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 34.3% Yellow, and 34.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 63.2°, with saturation of 24.3% and lightness of 53.9%. The decimal value for #a3a66d is 10724973, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999966. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a3a66d is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#a3a66d Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color163, 166, 109 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color63.9%, 65.1%, 42.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.361, 0.349, 0.573 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.018, 0, 0.343, 0.349 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color63.2°, 24.3%, 53.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color63.2°, 34.3%, 65.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color31.501, 36.163, 19.788 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color109, 166, 112 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10724973 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color66.644, -10.208, 29.204 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)66.644, 30.937, 109.267 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color66.644, 0.970, 39.488 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color60.136, -11.734, 22.585 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.360, 0.414, 36.163 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288915053 / 0xffa3a66d Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999966 Copy
Last Updated: November 21, 2024

Shades of #a3a66d

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a3a66d, its pure hue is 63.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 24.3%, and its lightness is 53.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #a3a66d, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #14150e to #8f915f.

Tints of #a3a66d

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a3a66d, its pure hue is 63.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 24.3%, and its lightness is 53.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #a3a66d, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #afb17f to #f4f4ed.

Tones of #a3a66d

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a3a66d, its pure hue is 63.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 24.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #a3a66d, which range from #8a8a8a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #f3ff14 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a3a66d

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a3a66d! For #a3a66d, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #a3a66d. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a3a66d

This color, #a3a66d, consists of 63.9% Red, 65.1% Green, and 42.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 163, Green = 166, Blue = 109. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a3a66d is 1.8% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 34.3% Yellow, and 34.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R63.9%
C1.8%
G65.1%
M0.0%
B42.7%
Y34.3%
K34.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 163 166 109
Octal 243 246 155
Hexa #a3 #a6 #6d
Binary 10100011 10100110 01101101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 1 0 34 34
Octal 1 0 42 42
Hexa #01 #00 #22 #22
Binary 00000001 00000000 00100010 00100010

Analogous Colors of #a3a66d

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a3a66d — which has hue 63.2° — its analogous colors are located at 33.2° and 93.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a3a66d.

Triadic Colors of #a3a66d

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #a3a66d — which has hue 63.2° — its triadic colors are located at 63.2° and 303.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a3a66d.

Complementary Color of #a3a66d

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a3a66d — which has hue 63.2° — its complementary color is located at 243.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a3a66d.

Split Complementary Colors of #a3a66d

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #a3a66d — which has hue 63.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 63.2° and 273.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a3a66d.

Tetradic Colors of #a3a66d

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #a3a66d — which has hue 63.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 333.2°, 63.2°, 153.2°, and 243.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a3a66d.

Monochromatic Colors of #a3a66d

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a3a66d, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #575845 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d7daaf (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a3a66d

We want to make getting started with #a3a66d on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a3a66d into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a3a66d can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #a3a66d with other HTML elements.

#a3a66d Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a3a66d.
<span style="color: #a3a66d;">The color of this text is #a3a66d.</span>

#a3a66d Background Color

The background color for this text is #a3a66d.
<div style="background-color: #a3a66d; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a3a66d.</div>

#a3a66d Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a3a66d.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a3a66d;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a3a66d.</span>

#a3a66d Border Color

This is a div with border color #a3a66d.
<div style="border: #a3a66d 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a3a66d.</div>

#a3a66d Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a3a66d on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a3a66d; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a3a66d on a white background.</div></div>

#a3a66d Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a3a66d on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a3a66d; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a3a66d on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a3a66d to White

This is a gradient from #a3a66d to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a3a66d,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a3a66d,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a3a66d,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a3a66d,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a3a66d to white.</div>

Gradient from #a3a66d to Black

This is a gradient from #a3a66d to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a3a66d,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a3a66d,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a3a66d,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a3a66d,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a3a66d to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a3a66d

In addition to using #a3a66d on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #a3a66d in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a3a66d, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 163, Green = 166, Blue = 109). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a3a66d in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #a3a66d
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(163, 166, 109)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a3a66d; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a3a66d; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a3a66d; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(163, 166, 109);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a3a66d")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:163, green:166, blue:109, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:163 green:166 blue:109 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(163f, 166f, 109f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(163, 166, 109);
 

#a3a66d Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a3a66d the same way. For those with color blindness, #a3a66d might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a3a66d looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a3a66d is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #a3a66d looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #a3a66d will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #a3a66d is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.6:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text