Information about #AA9B7C color

#AA9B7C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AA9B7C falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(170, 155, 124) — 66.7% red, 60.8% green, 48.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 6 / 18 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AA9B7C presents itself as a calm, restrained amber-leaning orange — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Grayish Amber (#A89E7D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Double Drought (#AC987D) and Double Pavlova (#A99877).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 155, 124) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AA9B7C: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AA9B7C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AA9B7C color variations

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

#AA9B7C 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 #AA9B7C

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

Hillary color link
Hillary

#A7A07E

Bronco color link
Bronco

#A79781

Routeburn color link
Routeburn

#A59982

Triple Sisal color link
Triple Sisal

#A59578

Tallow color link
Tallow

#A39977

Raincloud color link
Raincloud

#A39881

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA9B7C
  • RGB170, 155, 124
  • CMYK0, 6, 18, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 155, 124)
  • HSL40°, 21%, 58%
  • HSL Precise40.435°, 21.296%, 57.647%
  • HSV40°, 27%, 67%
  • HSB40°, 27%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.608, 0.486)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.608, 0.486, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.608, 0.486)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAA9B7C
  • DECIMAL ID11180924
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers3 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01