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#AA4E1C

#aa4e1c ≈ Sienna

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa4e1c is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 30.59% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.12% magenta, 83.53% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 21.13°, with 71.72% saturation and 38.82% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sienna (#a0522d), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1408

Complementary

  1. #aa4e1c
  2. #1c78aa

Split complementary

  1. #aa4e1c
  2. #1caa95
  3. #1c31aa

Analogous

  1. #aa1c31
  2. #aa4e1c
  3. #aa951c

Triadic

  1. #aa4e1c
  2. #1caa4e
  3. #4e1caa

Tetradic

  1. #aa4e1c
  2. #78aa1c
  3. #1c78aa
  4. #4e1caa

Square

  1. #aa4e1c
  2. #31aa1c
  3. #1c78aa
  4. #951caa

Monochromatic

  1. #271206
  2. #683011
  3. #aa4e1c
  4. #de7035
  5. #e99f76

Shades

#aa4e1c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa4e1c
  2. #994619
  3. #883e16
  4. #773714
  5. #662f11
  6. #55270e
  7. #441f0b
  8. #331708
  9. #221006
  10. #110803
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa4e1c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa4e1c
  2. #b36033
  3. #bb7149
  4. #c48360
  5. #cc9577
  6. #d5a78e
  7. #ddb8a4
  8. #e6cabb
  9. #eedcd2
  10. #f7ede8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa4e1c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa4e1c
  2. #a65326
  3. #a25830
  4. #9d5d3a
  5. #996244
  6. #95674e
  7. #916c58
  8. #8d7162
  9. #88766c
  10. #847b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #885f54 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #685c14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7119 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb3944 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #875717 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92651a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b44238 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa4e1c {
  color: #aa4e1c;
}
Background
.bg-aa4e1c {
  background-color: #aa4e1c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa4e1c {
  border: 2px solid #aa4e1c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa4e1c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 78 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 21 72% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa4e1c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa4e1c, #aa951c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa4e1c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 78 28 / 0.35);
}

#a0522d Sienna ΔE 3.47 #b7410e Rust ΔE 4.14 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 5.20 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 7.05 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 7.24 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 8.13 #80461b Russet ΔE 9.58 #55b1e3 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Sienna
#aa4e1c  rgb(170, 78, 28)  hsl(21, 72%, 39%)  Sienna
#1c78aa  rgb(28, 120, 170)  hsl(201, 72%, 39%)  Cerulean
#1caa4e  rgb(28, 170, 78)  hsl(141, 72%, 39%)  Medium Sea Green
#4e1caa  rgb(78, 28, 170)  hsl(261, 72%, 39%)  Zaffre