Information about #AAA492 color

#AAA492 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AAA492 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(170, 164, 146) — 66.7% red, 64.3% green, 57.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 9 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AAA492 is a gently muted yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Quarter Arrowtown (#A8A293). Slightly further away sit Double Ash (#A7A392) and Greyish (#A8A495).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 164, 146) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. #AAA492 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AAA492 color variations

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

#AAA492 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 #AAA492

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

Double Ash color link
Double Ash

#A7A392

Greyish color link
Greyish

#A8A495

Double Linen color link
Double Linen

#A9A790

Cement color link
Cement

#A5A391

Treetops color link
Treetops

#A6A28F

Delta Grey color link
Delta Grey

#A5A395

Double Tana color link
Double Tana

#A8A48C

Cougar color link
Cougar

#AAA08D

Bud color link
Bud

#A5A88F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AAA492
  • RGB170, 164, 146
  • CMYK0, 2, 9, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 164, 146)
  • HSL45°, 12%, 62%
  • HSL Precise45°, 12.371%, 61.961%
  • HSV45°, 14%, 67%
  • HSB45°, 14%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.573
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.643, 0.573)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.643, 0.573, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.643, 0.573)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB57.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAAA492
  • DECIMAL ID11183250
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01