Information about #AA9E8D color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #AA9E8D reads as a softly toned warm orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cougar (#AAA08D). Slightly further away sit Triple Tea (#AA9F8B) and Half Craigieburn (#A9A18F).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(170, 158, 141)), which gives #AA9E8D its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AA9E8D: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#AA9E8D color variations
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#AA9E8D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AA9E8D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AA9E8D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AA9E8D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AA9E8D 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AA9E8D color
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Nearest named colors to #AA9E8D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#AAA08D
#AA9F8B
#A9A18F
#A69F8E
#A6A28F
#A8988E
#A8A48C
#B09B8C
#AA9F94
#A8A293
#A39B8E
#A7A392
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AA9E8D
- RGB170, 158, 141
- CMYK0, 5, 11, 33
- CSSrgb(170, 158, 141)
- HSL35°, 15%, 61%
- HSL Precise35.172°, 14.573%, 60.98%
- HSV35°, 17%, 67%
- HSB35°, 17%, 67%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
- GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.620, 0.553)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.620, 0.553, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.620, 0.553)
- Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB62%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAA9E8D
- DECIMAL ID11181709
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
