Information about #A59B8D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A59B8D falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(165, 155, 141) — 64.7% red, 60.8% green, 55.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 9 / 35. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A59B8D reads as a calm, restrained orange and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Triple Truffle (#A39B8E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rockbottom (#A29A8E) and Quarter Stonewall (#A69F8E).

In RGB terms — rgb(165, 155, 141) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A59B8D: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A59B8D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A59B8D color variations

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#A59B8D 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 #A59B8D

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

Rockbottom color link
Rockbottom

#A29A8E

Effervescent color link
Effervescent

#A8988E

Settlement color link
Settlement

#A1988B

Half Pravda color link
Half Pravda

#A0998A

Napa color link
Napa

#A39A87

Triple Tea color link
Triple Tea

#AA9F8B

Cougar color link
Cougar

#AAA08D

Asteroid color link
Asteroid

#A59692

#A59B8D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A59B8D
  • RGB165, 155, 141
  • CMYK0, 4, 9, 35
  • CSSrgb(165, 155, 141)
  • HSL35°, 12%, 60%
  • HSL Precise35°, 11.765%, 60%
  • HSV35°, 15%, 65%
  • HSB35°, 15%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.608, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.608, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.608, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA59B8D
  • DECIMAL ID10853261
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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