Information about #AA7C44 color

#AA7C44 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AA7C44 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(170, 124, 68) — 66.7% red, 48.6% green, 26.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 18 / 40 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored amber-leaning orange, #AA7C44 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Moderate Orange (#A8794A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Roasted Orange (#A67747) and Bronze Ii (#A67D3D).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 124, 68) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AA7C44 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AA7C44 color variations

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#AA7C44 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 #AA7C44

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA7C44
  • RGB170, 124, 68
  • CMYK0, 18, 40, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 124, 68)
  • HSL33°, 43%, 47%
  • HSL Precise32.941°, 42.857%, 46.667%
  • HSV33°, 60%, 67%
  • HSB33°, 60%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.486, 0.267)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.486, 0.267, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.486, 0.267)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB26.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAA7C44
  • DECIMAL ID11172932
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01