Information about #A9998A color

#A9998A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A9998A falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 153, 138) — 66.3% red, 60% green, 54.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 6 / 12 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained amber-leaning orange, #A9998A floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Grullo (#A99A86). Nearby in the Register you will also find Effervescent (#A8988E) and Triple Tea (#AA9F8B).

In RGB terms — rgb(169, 153, 138) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. No one has named #A9998A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A9998A color variations

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

#A9998A 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A9998A

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

Grullo color link
Grullo

#A99A86

Effervescent color link
Effervescent

#A8988E

Triple Tea color link
Triple Tea

#AA9F8B

Napa color link
Napa

#A39A87

Malta color link
Malta

#A59784

Ivory Brown color link
Ivory Brown

#B09B8C

Cougar color link
Cougar

#AAA08D

Settlement color link
Settlement

#A1988B

Zorba color link
Zorba

#A29589

Rockbottom color link
Rockbottom

#A29A8E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9998A
  • RGB169, 153, 138
  • CMYK0, 6, 12, 34
  • CSSrgb(169, 153, 138)
  • HSL29°, 15%, 60%
  • HSL Precise29.032°, 15.271%, 60.196%
  • HSV29°, 18%, 66%
  • HSB29°, 18%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.600, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.600, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.600, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9998A
  • DECIMAL ID11114890
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01