Information about #AA9E89 color

#AA9E89 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AA9E89 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(170, 158, 137) — 66.7% red, 62% green, 53.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 13 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AA9E89 reads as a calm, restrained amber-leaning orange and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Triple Tea (#AA9F8B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cougar (#AAA08D) and Grullo (#A99A86).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 158, 137) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AA9E89 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AA9E89 color variations

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

#AA9E89 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 #AA9E89

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

Triple Tea color link
Triple Tea

#AA9F8B

Cougar color link
Cougar

#AAA08D

Grullo color link
Grullo

#A99A86

Double Tana color link
Double Tana

#A8A48C

Ivory Brown color link
Ivory Brown

#B09B8C

Stone color link
Stone

#ADA587

Effervescent color link
Effervescent

#A8988E

Sandcastle color link
Sandcastle

#B29F89

Treetops color link
Treetops

#A6A28F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA9E89
  • RGB170, 158, 137
  • CMYK0, 5, 13, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 158, 137)
  • HSL38°, 16%, 60%
  • HSL Precise38.182°, 16.256%, 60.196%
  • HSV38°, 19%, 67%
  • HSB38°, 19%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.620, 0.537)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.620, 0.537, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.620, 0.537)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAA9E89
  • DECIMAL ID11181705
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01