Information about #A59C97 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A59C97 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(165, 156, 151) (64.7% red, 61.2% green, 59.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 4 / 5 / 35 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A59C97 presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Triple Rakaia (#A19A98). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Double Truffle (#A59F93) and Viaduct (#A99F97).

In RGB terms — rgb(165, 156, 151) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A59C97: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A59C97 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A59C97 color variations

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

#A59C97 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A59C97 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A59C97 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A59C97 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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#A59C97 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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #A59C97

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

Triple Rakaia color link
Triple Rakaia

#A19A98

Viaduct color link
Viaduct

#A99F97

Double Truffle color link
Double Truffle

#A59F93

Iron color link
Iron

#A19D94

Imagine color link
Imagine

#A39894

Perfect Taupe color link
Perfect Taupe

#AA9F94

Star Dust color link
Star Dust

#A0A197

Delta Grey color link
Delta Grey

#A5A395

Nobel color link
Nobel

#A99D9D

Mountain Mist color link
Mountain Mist

#A09F9C

Quarter Arrowtown color link
Quarter Arrowtown

#A8A293

Asteroid color link
Asteroid

#A59692

#A59C97 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A59C97
  • RGB165, 156, 151
  • CMYK0, 4, 5, 35
  • CSSrgb(165, 156, 151)
  • HSL21°, 7%, 62%
  • HSL Precise21.429°, 7.216%, 61.961%
  • HSV21°, 8%, 65%
  • HSB21°, 8%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.612, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.612, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.612, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA59C97
  • DECIMAL ID10853527
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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