Information about #AA721C color

#AA721C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AA721C falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(170, 114, 28) — 66.7% red, 44.7% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 22 / 56 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AA721C reads as a strongly colored warm orange and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Rapeseed Oil (#A17917). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Zion (#AC7911) and Hot Toddy (#A7752C).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(170, 114, 28)), which gives #AA721C its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AA721C: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. #AA721C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AA721C color variations

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

#AA721C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AA721C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AA721C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AA721C 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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#AA721C 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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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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#AB2A1C
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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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#721CAB
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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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#55AB1C
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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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#AB1C9D
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Nearest named colors to #AA721C

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

Rapeseed Oil color link
Rapeseed Oil

#A17917

Zion color link
Zion

#AC7911

Hot Toddy color link
Hot Toddy

#A7752C

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

High Five color link
High Five

#B26F2C

Golden Curry color link
Golden Curry

#A47D0E

Hacienda color link
Hacienda

#9E8022

Dark Golden Yellow color link
Dark Golden Yellow

#AC7D0C

Luxury Gold color link
Luxury Gold

#A48111

Bistre Brown color link
Bistre Brown

#967117

#AA721C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA721C
  • RGB170, 114, 28
  • CMYK0, 22, 56, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 114, 28)
  • HSL36°, 72%, 39%
  • HSL Precise36.338°, 71.717%, 38.824%
  • HSV36°, 84%, 67%
  • HSB36°, 84%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.447, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.447, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.447, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAA721C
  • DECIMAL ID11170332
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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