Information about #A09E96 color

#A09E96 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A09E96 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(160, 158, 150) (62.7% red, 62% green, 58.8% blue), or CMYK 0 / 1 / 4 / 37 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued grey, #A09E96 floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Iron (#A19D94). Nearby in the Register you will also find Star Dust (#A0A197) and Triple Rakaia (#A19A98).

In RGB terms — rgb(160, 158, 150) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A09E96 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. #A09E96 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A09E96 color variations

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

#A09E96 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 #A09E96

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

Iron color link
Iron

#A19D94

Star Dust color link
Star Dust

#A0A197

Imagine color link
Imagine

#A39894

Delta Grey color link
Delta Grey

#A5A395

Delta color link
Delta

#999B95

Shady Lady color link
Shady Lady

#9F9B9D

Transmission color link
Transmission

#9FA19E

Cement color link
Cement

#A5A391

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A09E96
  • RGB160, 158, 150
  • CMYK0, 1, 4, 37
  • CSSrgb(160, 158, 150)
  • HSL48°, 5%, 61%
  • HSL Precise48°, 5%, 60.784%
  • HSV48°, 6%, 63%
  • HSB48°, 6%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • GLSLvec3(0.627, 0.620, 0.588)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.627, 0.620, 0.588, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.627, 0.620, 0.588)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA09E96
  • DECIMAL ID10526358
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01