Information about #AA5F22 color

#AA5F22 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AA5F22 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(170, 95, 34) — 66.7% red, 37.3% green, 13.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 29 / 53 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AA5F22 presents itself as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 Dirty Brown (#B5651E). Slightly further away sit Light Brown (#B5651D) and Heartwood (#A6602F).

The recipe behind #AA5F22 is rgb(170, 95, 34), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AA5F22: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AA5F22 color variations

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#AA5F22 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 #AA5F22

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

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Heartwood color link
Heartwood

#A6602F

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Hazard color link
Hazard

#A3532A

Rich Gold color link
Rich Gold

#A15226

Clove Dyed color link
Clove Dyed

#A96232

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Mai Tai color link
Mai Tai

#A56531

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA5F22
  • RGB170, 95, 34
  • CMYK0, 29, 53, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 95, 34)
  • HSL27°, 67%, 40%
  • HSL Precise26.912°, 66.667%, 40%
  • HSV27°, 80%, 67%
  • HSB27°, 80%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.373, 0.133)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.373, 0.133, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.373, 0.133)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAA5F22
  • DECIMAL ID11165474
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01