Information about #A79F97 color

#A79F97 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A79F97 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(167, 159, 151) (65.5% red, 62.4% green, 59.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 3 / 6 / 35 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A79F97 presents itself as a softly muted neutral grey — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Viaduct (#A99F97). Slightly further away sit Perfect Taupe (#AA9F94) and Double Truffle (#A59F93).

The recipe behind #A79F97 is rgb(167, 159, 151), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A79F97: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A79F97 color variations

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

#A79F97 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A79F97 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A79F97 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A79F97 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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#A79F97 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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#96A69E
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#9E96A6
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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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#9EA696
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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 #A79F97

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

Viaduct color link
Viaduct

#A99F97

Perfect Taupe color link
Perfect Taupe

#AA9F94

Double Truffle color link
Double Truffle

#A59F93

Delta Grey color link
Delta Grey

#A5A395

Quarter Arrowtown color link
Quarter Arrowtown

#A8A293

Greyish color link
Greyish

#A8A495

Double Ash color link
Double Ash

#A7A392

Nobel color link
Nobel

#A99D9D

Iron color link
Iron

#A19D94

Star Dust color link
Star Dust

#A0A197

Cement color link
Cement

#A5A391

Dusty Grey color link
Dusty Grey

#AC9B9B

#A79F97 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A79F97
  • RGB167, 159, 151
  • CMYK0, 3, 6, 35
  • CSSrgb(167, 159, 151)
  • HSL30°, 8%, 62%
  • HSL Precise30°, 8.333%, 62.353%
  • HSV30°, 10%, 65%
  • HSB30°, 10%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.655, 0.624, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.655, 0.624, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.655, 0.624, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA79F97
  • DECIMAL ID10985367
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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