Information about #AA9988 color

#AA9988 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AA9988 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(170, 153, 136) (66.7% red, 60% green, 53.3% blue), or CMYK 0 / 7 / 13 / 33 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained orange, #AA9988 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Grullo (#A99A86). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Effervescent (#A8988E) and Malta (#A59784).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(170, 153, 136)), which gives #AA9988 its character. If you plan to put text on a #AA9988 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AA9988 color variations

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

#AA9988 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#CCC1B7

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White

#FFFFFF

#AA9988 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AA9988 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AA9988 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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#AA9988 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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#8888AA
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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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#88AA99
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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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#99AA88
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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 #AA9988

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

Malta color link
Malta

#A59784

Triple Tea color link
Triple Tea

#AA9F8B

Napa color link
Napa

#A39A87

Neutral Beige color link
Neutral Beige

#AE9882

Ivory Brown color link
Ivory Brown

#B09B8C

Routeburn color link
Routeburn

#A59982

Bronco color link
Bronco

#A79781

Cougar color link
Cougar

#AAA08D

Zorba color link
Zorba

#A29589

Nomad color link
Nomad

#A19986

#AA9988 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA9988
  • RGB170, 153, 136
  • CMYK0, 7, 13, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 153, 136)
  • HSL30°, 17%, 60%
  • HSL Precise30°, 16.667%, 60%
  • HSV30°, 20%, 67%
  • HSB30°, 20%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.600, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.600, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.600, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAA9988
  • DECIMAL ID11180424
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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