Information about #AA6245 color

#AA6245 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AA6245 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(170, 98, 69) (66.7% red, 38.4% green, 27.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 28 / 40 / 33 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated warm orange, #AA6245 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Moderate Vermilion (#A8614A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rhapsody (#AD603C) and Spicy Red Brown (#B35C44).

The recipe behind #AA6245 is rgb(170, 98, 69), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #AA6245 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.5:1. No one has named #AA6245 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AA6245 color variations

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

#AA6245 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 #AA6245

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

Earth color link
Earth

#A2653E

Brown Rust color link
Brown Rust

#AF593E

Footloose color link
Footloose

#A4613A

Crail color link
Crail

#A65648

Claypot color link
Claypot

#AB6950

Bourbon color link
Bourbon

#AF6C3E

Red Beech color link
Red Beech

#A1623B

Sante Fe color link
Sante Fe

#A96A50

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA6245
  • RGB170, 98, 69
  • CMYK0, 28, 40, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 98, 69)
  • HSL17°, 42%, 47%
  • HSL Precise17.228°, 42.259%, 46.863%
  • HSV17°, 59%, 67%
  • HSB17°, 59%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.384, 0.271)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.384, 0.271, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.384, 0.271)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAA6245
  • DECIMAL ID11166277
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01