Information about #AA9E78 color

#AA9E78 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AA9E78 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(170, 158, 120) — 66.7% red, 62% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 20 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AA9E78 is a softly toned sunny yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Grayish Amber (#A89E7D). Slightly further away sit Double Pavlova (#A99877) and Hillary (#A7A07E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(170, 158, 120)), which gives #AA9E78 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AA9E78 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AA9E78 color variations

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

#AA9E78 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AA9E78 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AA9E78 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AA9E78 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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#AA9E78 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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#7884AB
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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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#78AB9F
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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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#84AB78
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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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#AB789D
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Nearest named colors to #AA9E78

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

Grayish Amber color link
Grayish Amber

#A89E7D

Double Pavlova color link
Double Pavlova

#A99877

Hillary color link
Hillary

#A7A07E

Double Drought color link
Double Drought

#AC987D

Matte Khaki color link
Matte Khaki

#AA9C70

Tallow color link
Tallow

#A39977

Triple Akaroa color link
Triple Akaroa

#A4977A

Triple Sisal color link
Triple Sisal

#A59578

Grayish Olive color link
Grayish Olive

#A8A87D

Bronco color link
Bronco

#A79781

Grey Olive color link
Grey Olive

#A19A7F

Routeburn color link
Routeburn

#A59982

#AA9E78 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA9E78
  • RGB170, 158, 120
  • CMYK0, 5, 20, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 158, 120)
  • HSL46°, 23%, 57%
  • HSL Precise45.6°, 22.727%, 56.863%
  • HSV46°, 29%, 67%
  • HSB46°, 29%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.620, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.620, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.620, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAA9E78
  • DECIMAL ID11181688
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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