Information about #AA5527 color

#AA5527 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AA5527 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(170, 85, 39) — 66.7% red, 33.3% green, 15.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 33 / 51 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AA5527 presents itself as a vivid, lively orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rose Of Sharon (#AC512D). Slightly further away sit Hazard (#A3532A) and Red Stage (#AD522E).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 85, 39) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AA5527: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for black. No one has named #AA5527 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AA5527 color variations

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

#AA5527 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 #AA5527

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

Hazard color link
Hazard

#A3532A

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

Rich Gold color link
Rich Gold

#A15226

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Vesuvius color link
Vesuvius

#A85533

Heartwood color link
Heartwood

#A6602F

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

Red Ochre color link
Red Ochre

#9F5233

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA5527
  • RGB170, 85, 39
  • CMYK0, 33, 51, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 85, 39)
  • HSL21°, 63%, 41%
  • HSL Precise21.069°, 62.679%, 40.98%
  • HSV21°, 77%, 67%
  • HSB21°, 77%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.333, 0.153)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.333, 0.153, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.333, 0.153)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAA5527
  • DECIMAL ID11162919
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01