Information about #AA5E42 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AA5E42 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(170, 94, 66) (66.7% red, 36.9% green, 25.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 30 / 41 / 33 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated warm orange, #AA5E42 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Rhapsody (#AD603C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brown Rust (#AF593E) and Moderate Vermilion (#A8614A).

The recipe behind #AA5E42 is rgb(170, 94, 66), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AA5E42: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. #AA5E42 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AA5E42 color variations

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

#AA5E42 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AA5E42 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AA5E42 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AA5E42 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AA5E42 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
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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
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#425AA9
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#42A991
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #AA5E42

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

Rhapsody color link
Rhapsody

#AD603C

Brown Rust color link
Brown Rust

#AF593E

Moderate Vermilion color link
Moderate Vermilion

#A8614A

Spicy Red Brown color link
Spicy Red Brown

#B35C44

Footloose color link
Footloose

#A4613A

Crail color link
Crail

#A65648

Earth color link
Earth

#A2653E

Alfisol Red color link
Alfisol Red

#AA554A

Red Beech color link
Red Beech

#A1623B

Moderate Scarlet color link
Moderate Scarlet

#A8554A

Sepia Skin color link
Sepia Skin

#9E5B40

Apple Blossom color link
Apple Blossom

#A95249

#AA5E42 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA5E42
  • RGB170, 94, 66
  • CMYK0, 30, 41, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 94, 66)
  • HSL16°, 44%, 46%
  • HSL Precise16.154°, 44.068%, 46.275%
  • HSV16°, 61%, 67%
  • HSB16°, 61%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.369, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.369, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.369, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAA5E42
  • DECIMAL ID11165250
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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