Information about #A99E80 color

#A99E80 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A99E80 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(169, 158, 128) — 66.3% red, 62% green, 50.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 16 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned amber-leaning orange, #A99E80 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Grayish Amber (#A89E7D). Slightly further away sit Hillary (#A7A07E) and Routeburn (#A59982).

In RGB terms — rgb(169, 158, 128) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. 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, #A99E80 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A99E80 color variations

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

#A99E80 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 #A99E80

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

Hillary color link
Hillary

#A7A07E

Routeburn color link
Routeburn

#A59982

Grullo color link
Grullo

#A99A86

Bronco color link
Bronco

#A79781

Raincloud color link
Raincloud

#A39881

Grey Olive color link
Grey Olive

#A19A7F

Malta color link
Malta

#A59784

Locust color link
Locust

#A2A580

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A99E80
  • RGB169, 158, 128
  • CMYK0, 4, 16, 34
  • CSSrgb(169, 158, 128)
  • HSL44°, 19%, 58%
  • HSL Precise43.902°, 19.249%, 58.235%
  • HSV44°, 24%, 66%
  • HSB44°, 24%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.620, 0.502)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.620, 0.502, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.620, 0.502)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA99E80
  • DECIMAL ID11116160
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01