Information about #AA997A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AA997A belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(170, 153, 122) (66.7% red, 60% green, 47.8% blue), or CMYK 0 / 7 / 19 / 33 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AA997A presents itself as a gently muted orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Double Pavlova (#A99877). Slightly further away sit Double Drought (#AC987D) and Grayish Amber (#A89E7D).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 153, 122) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AA997A: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. No one has named #AA997A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AA997A color variations

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

#AA997A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AA997A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#6A5C44

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#463D2D

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Black

#000000

#AA997A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AA997A 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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#AA997A 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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#8079A9
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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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#79A999
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#9979A9
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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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#8AA979
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#798AA9
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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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#79A980
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#798AA9
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#A979A2
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Nearest named colors to #AA997A

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

Double Pavlova color link
Double Pavlova

#A99877

Double Drought color link
Double Drought

#AC987D

Grayish Amber color link
Grayish Amber

#A89E7D

Triple Akaroa color link
Triple Akaroa

#A4977A

Triple Sisal color link
Triple Sisal

#A59578

Grayish Brown color link
Grayish Brown

#A8937D

Tallow color link
Tallow

#A39977

Bronco color link
Bronco

#A79781

Rickshaw color link
Rickshaw

#AA917B

Sandrift color link
Sandrift

#AF937D

Hillary color link
Hillary

#A7A07E

Neutral Beige color link
Neutral Beige

#AE9882

#AA997A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA997A
  • RGB170, 153, 122
  • CMYK0, 7, 19, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 153, 122)
  • HSL39°, 22%, 57%
  • HSL Precise38.75°, 22.018%, 57.255%
  • HSV39°, 28%, 67%
  • HSB39°, 28%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.600, 0.478)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.600, 0.478, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.600, 0.478)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAA997A
  • DECIMAL ID11180410
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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