Information about #A6AA7F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A6AA7F belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(166, 170, 127) — 65.1% red, 66.7% green, 49.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 0 / 17 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A6AA7F reads as a softly toned golden yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Grayish Olive (#A8A87D). Slightly further away sit Locust (#A2A580) and Neutral Green (#AAA583).

In RGB terms — rgb(166, 170, 127) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A6AA7F: 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.

#A6AA7F color variations

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

#A6AA7F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A6AA7F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A6AA7F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A6AA7F 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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#A6AA7F 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 #A6AA7F

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

Grayish Olive color link
Grayish Olive

#A8A87D

Locust color link
Locust

#A2A580

Neutral Green color link
Neutral Green

#AAA583

Grayish Lime Green color link
Grayish Lime Green

#9EA87D

Hillary color link
Hillary

#A7A07E

Stone color link
Stone

#ADA587

Stun color link
Stun

#A7AC8B

Grayish Amber color link
Grayish Amber

#A89E7D

Double Tana color link
Double Tana

#A8A48C

Bland color link
Bland

#AFA88B

Double Akaroa color link
Double Akaroa

#B1A589

Double Sisal color link
Double Sisal

#B2A286

#A6AA7F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6AA7F
  • RGB166, 170, 127
  • CMYK2, 0, 17, 33
  • CSSrgb(166, 170, 127)
  • HSL66°, 20%, 58%
  • HSL Precise65.581°, 20.188%, 58.235%
  • HSV66°, 25%, 67%
  • HSB66°, 25%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.667, 0.498)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.667, 0.498, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.667, 0.498)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA6AA7F
  • DECIMAL ID10922623
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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