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#AA5700

#aa5700 ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa5700 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 34.12% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.82% magenta, 100% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 30.71°, with 100% saturation and 33.33% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 5.44.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1536

Complementary

  1. #aa5700
  2. #0053aa

Split complementary

  1. #aa5700
  2. #00a8aa
  3. #0200aa

Analogous

  1. #aa0200
  2. #aa5700
  3. #a8aa00

Triadic

  1. #aa5700
  2. #00aa57
  3. #5700aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa5700
  2. #53aa00
  3. #0053aa
  4. #5700aa

Square

  1. #aa5700
  2. #00aa02
  3. #0053aa
  4. #aa00a8

Monochromatic

  1. #140a00
  2. #5d3000
  3. #aa5700
  4. #f67e00
  5. #ffa444

Shades

#aa5700 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa5700
  2. #994e00
  3. #884600
  4. #773d00
  5. #663400
  6. #552c00
  7. #442300
  8. #331a00
  9. #221100
  10. #110900
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa5700 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa5700
  2. #b3681a
  3. #bb7933
  4. #c4894d
  5. #cc9a66
  6. #d5ab80
  7. #ddbc99
  8. #e6cdb3
  9. #eeddcc
  10. #f7eee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa5700 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa5700
  2. #a65b0d
  3. #a25f1a
  4. #9d6326
  5. #996733
  6. #956c40
  7. #91704d
  8. #8d745a
  9. #887866
  10. #847c73
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a6556 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #706200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847500 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb444a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b5e00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #956a00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b44c39 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa5700 {
  color: #aa5700;
}
Background
.bg-aa5700 {
  background-color: #aa5700;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa5700 {
  border: 2px solid #aa5700;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa5700;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 87 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 31 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa5700 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa5700, #a8aa00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa5700 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 87 0 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 5.44 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 8.13 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 8.38 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 8.73 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 9.23 #b87333 Copper ΔE 9.45 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 9.76 #55a8ff Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Ginger
#aa5700  rgb(170, 87, 0)  hsl(31, 100%, 33%)  Ginger
#0053aa  rgb(0, 83, 170)  hsl(211, 100%, 33%)  Sapphire
#00aa57  rgb(0, 170, 87)  hsl(151, 100%, 33%)  Jade
#5700aa  rgb(87, 0, 170)  hsl(271, 100%, 33%)  Indigo