Information about #AAA28A color

#AAA28A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AAA28A is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(170, 162, 138) — 66.7% red, 63.5% green, 54.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 13 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned sunny yellow, #AAA28A has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Triple Tea (#AA9F8B). Slightly further away sit Double Tana (#A8A48C) and Cougar (#AAA08D).

The recipe behind #AAA28A is rgb(170, 162, 138), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AAA28A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AAA28A color variations

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

#AAA28A 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 #AAA28A

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

Double Tana color link
Double Tana

#A8A48C

Cougar color link
Cougar

#AAA08D

Stone color link
Stone

#ADA587

Treetops color link
Treetops

#A6A28F

Double Linen color link
Double Linen

#A9A790

Bland color link
Bland

#AFA88B

Double Ash color link
Double Ash

#A7A392

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AAA28A
  • RGB170, 162, 138
  • CMYK0, 3, 13, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 162, 138)
  • HSL45°, 16%, 60%
  • HSL Precise45°, 15.842%, 60.392%
  • HSV45°, 19%, 67%
  • HSB45°, 19%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.635, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.635, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.635, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAAA28A
  • DECIMAL ID11182730
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01