Information about #AA971A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#AA971A falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(170, 151, 26) — 66.7% red, 59.2% green, 10.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 7 / 56 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AA971A presents itself as a strongly colored sunny yellow — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lucky (#AB9A1C). Slightly further away sit Vomit (#A2A415) and Vintage Gold (#A28B23).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(170, 151, 26)), which gives #AA971A its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AA971A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AA971A color variations

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

#AA971A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AA971A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AA971A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AA971A 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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#A75C1A

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#AA971A 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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#4E1AA8
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#1A74A8
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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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#A84E1A
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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
#AA971A
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#1AA895
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#951AA8
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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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#2DA81A
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#1A2DA8
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#951AA8
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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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#1AA84E
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#1A2DA8
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#A81A74
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Nearest named colors to #AA971A

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

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Yellowy Brown color link
Yellowy Brown

#AE8B0C

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Baby Poo color link
Baby Poo

#AB9004

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

#AA971A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA971A
  • RGB170, 151, 26
  • CMYK0, 7, 56, 33
  • HSL52°, 73%, 38%
  • HSL Precise52.083°, 73.469%, 38.431%
  • HSV52°, 85%, 67%
  • HSB52°, 85%, 67%
  • HEX IDAA971A
  • DECIMAL ID11179802
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
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