Information about #AA8C41 color

#AA8C41 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AA8C41 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(170, 140, 65) — 66.7% red, 54.9% green, 25.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 12 / 41 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AA8C41 presents itself as a confidently colored amber-leaning orange — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Luxor Gold (#AB8D3F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Alpine (#AD8A3B) and Antique Gold (#B0903D).

The recipe behind #AA8C41 is rgb(170, 140, 65), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AA8C41: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AA8C41 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AA8C41 color variations

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

#AA8C41 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 #AA8C41

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

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Intrepid color link
Intrepid

#AB8439

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Bronze Ii color link
Bronze Ii

#A67D3D

Muddy Waters color link
Muddy Waters

#A9844F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA8C41
  • RGB170, 140, 65
  • CMYK0, 12, 41, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 140, 65)
  • HSL43°, 45%, 46%
  • HSL Precise42.857°, 44.681%, 46.078%
  • HSV43°, 62%, 67%
  • HSB43°, 62%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.549, 0.255)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.549, 0.255, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.549, 0.255)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAA8C41
  • DECIMAL ID11177025
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01