Information about #AA966C color
Basic facts about this digital color
A moderately toned warm orange, #AA966C feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Castlepoint (#AD9569). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Double Doeskin (#AC916E) and Matte Khaki (#AA9C70).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(170, 150, 108)), which gives #AA966C its character. If you plan to put text on a #AA966C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.9:1. No one has named #AA966C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#AA966C color variations
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#AA966C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AA966C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AA966C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AA966C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AA966C 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 #AA966C color
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Nearest named colors to #AA966C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#AD9569
#AC916E
#AA9C70
#A4936F
#AB8E6B
#B2996E
#AC9362
#B39B69
#A99877
#A48D70
#A58B6F
#A59578
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AA966C
- RGB170, 150, 108
- CMYK0, 8, 24, 33
- CSSrgb(170, 150, 108)
- HSL41°, 27%, 55%
- HSL Precise40.645°, 26.724%, 54.51%
- HSV41°, 36%, 67%
- HSB41°, 36%, 67%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
- GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.588, 0.424)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.588, 0.424, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.588, 0.424)
- Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDAA966C
- DECIMAL ID11179628
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
