Information about #AA5C18 color

#AA5C18 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AA5C18 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(170, 92, 24) — 66.7% red, 36.1% green, 9.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 31 / 57 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AA5C18 is a vivid, lively orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Omega (#B56519). Slightly further away sit Light Brown (#B5651D) and Dirty Brown (#B5651E).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 92, 24) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AA5C18: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for black. No one has named #AA5C18 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AA5C18 color variations

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#AA5C18 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 #AA5C18

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

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

Rich Gold color link
Rich Gold

#A15226

Golden Brown color link
Golden Brown

#996515

Hazard color link
Hazard

#A3532A

Windsor Tan color link
Windsor Tan

#A75502

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA5C18
  • RGB170, 92, 24
  • CMYK0, 31, 57, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 92, 24)
  • HSL28°, 75%, 38%
  • HSL Precise27.945°, 75.258%, 38.039%
  • HSV28°, 86%, 67%
  • HSB28°, 86%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.361, 0.094)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.361, 0.094, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.361, 0.094)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAA5C18
  • DECIMAL ID11164696
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01