Information about #AAA097 color

#AAA097 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AAA097 falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(170, 160, 151) — 66.7% red, 62.7% green, 59.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 7 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AAA097 reads as a softly toned amber-leaning orange and appears airy and pastel-like. 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 Viaduct (#A99F97). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Perfect Taupe (#AA9F94) and Quarter Arrowtown (#A8A293).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 160, 151) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AAA097: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. #AAA097 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AAA097 color variations

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

#AAA097 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 #AAA097

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

Viaduct color link
Viaduct

#A99F97

Greyish color link
Greyish

#A8A495

Delta Grey color link
Delta Grey

#A5A395

Double Ash color link
Double Ash

#A7A392

Dusty Grey color link
Dusty Grey

#AC9B9B

Nobel color link
Nobel

#A99D9D

Cement color link
Cement

#A5A391

Swordfish color link
Swordfish

#A7A69C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AAA097
  • RGB170, 160, 151
  • CMYK0, 4, 7, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 160, 151)
  • HSL28°, 10%, 63%
  • HSL Precise28.421°, 10.053%, 62.941%
  • HSV28°, 11%, 67%
  • HSB28°, 11%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.627, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.627, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.627, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAAA097
  • DECIMAL ID11182231
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01