Information about #AA9888 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #AA9888 reads as a softly toned warm orange and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Grullo (#A99A86). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Effervescent (#A8988E) and Malta (#A59784).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(170, 152, 136)), which gives #AA9888 its character. If you plan to put text on a #AA9888 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.8:1. No one has named #AA9888 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#AA9888 color variations
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#AA9888 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AA9888 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AA9888 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AA9888 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AA9888 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 #AA9888 color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #AA9888
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A99A86
#A8988E
#A59784
#AE9882
#A39A87
#AA9F8B
#A79781
#B09B8C
#A59982
#A29589
#A19986
#AAA08D
#AA9888 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AA9888
- RGB170, 152, 136
- CMYK0, 7, 13, 33
- CSSrgb(170, 152, 136)
- HSL28°, 17%, 60%
- HSL Precise28.235°, 16.667%, 60%
- HSV28°, 20%, 67%
- HSB28°, 20%, 67%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
- GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.596, 0.533)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.596, 0.533, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.596, 0.533)
- Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAA9888
- DECIMAL ID11180168
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers356 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
