Information about #A98A59 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A98A59 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 138, 89) — 66.3% red, 54.1% green, 34.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 12 / 31 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A98A59 presents itself as a moderately toned amber-leaning orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Golden Quartz Ochre (#AA8A58). Slightly further away sit Dark Sand (#A88F59) and Teak (#AB8953).

In RGB terms — rgb(169, 138, 89) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A98A59 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A98A59 color variations

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

#A98A59 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A98A59 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A98A59 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A98A59 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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#A98A59 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 #A98A59

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

Golden Quartz Ochre color link
Golden Quartz Ochre

#AA8A58

Dark Sand color link
Dark Sand

#A88F59

Teak color link
Teak

#AB8953

Sanctuary color link
Sanctuary

#A68459

Police Khaki color link
Police Khaki

#A38F58

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Muddy Waters color link
Muddy Waters

#A9844F

Gold Rush color link
Gold Rush

#A28A64

Dark Beige color link
Dark Beige

#AC9362

Boardwalk color link
Boardwalk

#9F8353

Triple Doeskin color link
Triple Doeskin

#9F8460

Brown Beige color link
Brown Beige

#AB814F

#A98A59 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A98A59
  • RGB169, 138, 89
  • CMYK0, 12, 31, 34
  • CSSrgb(169, 138, 89)
  • HSL37°, 32%, 51%
  • HSL Precise36.75°, 31.746%, 50.588%
  • HSV37°, 47%, 66%
  • HSB37°, 47%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.541, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.541, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.541, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA98A59
  • DECIMAL ID11111001
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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