Information about #AA9C09 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A intensely saturated sunny yellow, #AA9C09 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Puke (#A5A502). Nearby in the Register you will also find Strong Gold (#A89300) and Baby Poo (#AB9004).
The recipe behind #AA9C09 is rgb(170, 156, 9), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #AA9C09 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AA9C09 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#AA9C09 color variations
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#AA9C09 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AA9C09 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AA9C09 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AA9C09 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AA9C09 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 #AA9C09 color
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Nearest named colors to #AA9C09
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A5A502
#A89300
#AB9004
#B29700
#A8A800
#A2A415
#AE8B0C
#B79400
#AB9A1C
#A88905
#AA8805
#BF9B0C
#AA9C09 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AA9C09
- RGB170, 156, 9
- CMYK0, 5, 63, 33
- CSSrgb(170, 156, 9)
- HSL55°, 90%, 35%
- HSL Precise54.783°, 89.944%, 35.098%
- HSV55°, 95%, 67%
- HSB55°, 95%, 67%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.035
- GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.612, 0.035)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.612, 0.035, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.612, 0.035)
- Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB3.5%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDAA9C09
- DECIMAL ID11181065
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
