Information about #AA9E5A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AA9E5A belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(170, 158, 90) — 66.7% red, 62% green, 35.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 31 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AA9E5A is a softly balanced yellow that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gingko (#A59C55). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bullet Shell (#AF9B60) and Dark Beige (#AC9362).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 158, 90) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AA9E5A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AA9E5A color variations

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

#AA9E5A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AA9E5A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AA9E5A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AA9E5A 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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#AA9E5A 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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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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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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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 #AA9E5A

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

Gingko color link
Gingko

#A59C55

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Dark Beige color link
Dark Beige

#AC9362

Dark Sand color link
Dark Sand

#A88F59

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Moderate Gold color link
Moderate Gold

#A89C4A

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Police Khaki color link
Police Khaki

#A38F58

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Castlepoint color link
Castlepoint

#AD9569

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

#AA9E5A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA9E5A
  • RGB170, 158, 90
  • CMYK0, 5, 31, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 158, 90)
  • HSL51°, 32%, 51%
  • HSL Precise51°, 32%, 50.98%
  • HSV51°, 47%, 67%
  • HSB51°, 47%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.620, 0.353)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.620, 0.353, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.620, 0.353)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAA9E5A
  • DECIMAL ID11181658
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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