Information about #A98C79 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #A98C79 reads as a softly toned amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Rickshaw (#AA917B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Grayish Vermilion (#A8887D) and Autumn Beige (#AF8D7A).
In RGB terms — rgb(169, 140, 121) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A98C79 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.1:1. No one has named #A98C79 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#A98C79 color variations
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#A98C79 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A98C79 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A98C79 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A98C79 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A98C79 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #A98C79 color
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Nearest named colors to #A98C79
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#AA917B
#A8887D
#AF8D7A
#A8937D
#A3927E
#A59578
#AF937D
#A48D70
#A69380
#A58B6F
#A48D83
#A4977A
#A98C79 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A98C79
- RGB169, 140, 121
- CMYK0, 11, 19, 34
- CSSrgb(169, 140, 121)
- HSL24°, 22%, 57%
- HSL Precise23.75°, 21.818%, 56.863%
- HSV24°, 28%, 66%
- HSB24°, 28%, 66%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
- GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.549, 0.475)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.549, 0.475, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.549, 0.475)
- Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDA98C79
- DECIMAL ID11111545
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
