Information about #AA7718 color

#AA7718 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AA7718 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(170, 119, 24) — 66.7% red, 46.7% green, 9.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 20 / 57 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AA7718 is a strongly colored amber-leaning orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Zion (#AC7911). Slightly further away sit Rapeseed Oil (#A17917) and Golden Curry (#A47D0E).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 119, 24) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AA7718: 5.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AA7718 color variations

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#AA7718 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 #AA7718

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

Zion color link
Zion

#AC7911

Rapeseed Oil color link
Rapeseed Oil

#A17917

Golden Curry color link
Golden Curry

#A47D0E

Luxury Gold color link
Luxury Gold

#A48111

Hacienda color link
Hacienda

#9E8022

Rusty Gold color link
Rusty Gold

#B57F0C

Hot Toddy color link
Hot Toddy

#A7752C

Bistre Brown color link
Bistre Brown

#967117

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA7718
  • RGB170, 119, 24
  • CMYK0, 20, 57, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 119, 24)
  • HSL39°, 75%, 38%
  • HSL Precise39.041°, 75.258%, 38.039%
  • HSV39°, 86%, 67%
  • HSB39°, 86%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.467, 0.094)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.467, 0.094, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.467, 0.094)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB46.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAA7718
  • DECIMAL ID11171608
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01