Information about #AA9C97 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#AA9C97 presents itself as a calm, restrained amber-leaning orange — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Viaduct (#A99F97). Nearby in the Register you will also find Perfect Taupe (#AA9F94) and Dusty Grey (#AC9B9B).
In RGB terms — rgb(170, 156, 151) — 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. No one has named #AA9C97 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#AA9C97 color variations
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#AA9C97 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AA9C97 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AA9C97 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AA9C97 color hues
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#AA9C97 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 #AA9C97 color
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Nearest named colors to #AA9C97
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A99F97
#AA9F94
#AC9B9B
#A99D9D
#A59F93
#A8A293
#A8A495
#A39894
#A5A395
#A7A392
#A19A98
#A59692
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AA9C97
- RGB170, 156, 151
- CMYK0, 5, 7, 33
- CSSrgb(170, 156, 151)
- HSL16°, 10%, 63%
- HSL Precise15.789°, 10.053%, 62.941%
- HSV16°, 11%, 67%
- HSB16°, 11%, 67%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
- GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.612, 0.592)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.612, 0.592, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.612, 0.592)
- Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAA9C97
- DECIMAL ID11181207
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
