When Alabaster Aurora despite Spiraling

#a9aaa3 RGB(169,170,163)

About this color

When Alabaster Aurora despite Spiraling is rendered by screens as RGB(169, 170, 163) — a light, achromatic grey hue.

#a9aaa3RGB(169, 170, 163)

HSL 69° · 4% saturation · 65% lightness

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Psychology

Grey at this lightness feels contemporary and considered — a designer's reliable foundation.

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History

In Japanese aesthetics, the concept of wabi-sabi — finding beauty in imperfection and transience — finds natural expression in grey and near-neutral tones.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, a classic approach: pair grey with white and one warm accent — navy, terracotta, or forest green — letting the grey hold the background while the accent carries meaning.

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Color formats

Name
When Alabaster Aurora despite Spiraling
HEX
#a9aaa3
RGB
rgb(169,170,163)
RGB%
rgb(66.3%,66.7%,63.9%)
HSL
hsl(69,4%,65%)
HSV
hsv(69,4%,67%)
CMYK
cmyk(1,0,4,33)
LAB
lab(69,-2,3)
LCH
lch(69,4,124)
sRGB
(0.663,0.667,0.639)
HEX8
#a9aaa3ff
CSS Name
Decimal
169170163

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Color info

Lightness
65%
Saturation
4%
Hue
69°
Chroma
4
Temperature
WarmCool
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