Information about #AAA696 color

#AAA696 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AAA696 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(170, 166, 150) — 66.7% red, 65.1% green, 58.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 8 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained yellow, #AAA696 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Greyish (#A8A495). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Quarter Arrowtown (#A8A293) and Double Ash (#A7A392).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(170, 166, 150)), which gives #AAA696 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AAA696: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AAA696 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AAA696 color variations

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

#AAA696 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 #AAA696

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

Greyish color link
Greyish

#A8A495

Double Ash color link
Double Ash

#A7A392

Delta Grey color link
Delta Grey

#A5A395

Double Linen color link
Double Linen

#A9A790

Swordfish color link
Swordfish

#A7A69C

Mandrake color link
Mandrake

#B0A994

Viaduct color link
Viaduct

#A99F97

Foggy Grey color link
Foggy Grey

#A7A69D

Cement color link
Cement

#A5A391

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AAA696
  • RGB170, 166, 150
  • CMYK0, 2, 8, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 166, 150)
  • HSL48°, 11%, 63%
  • HSL Precise48°, 10.526%, 62.745%
  • HSV48°, 12%, 67%
  • HSB48°, 12%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.651, 0.588)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.651, 0.588, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.651, 0.588)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAAA696
  • DECIMAL ID11183766
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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