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#AA5900

#aa5900 ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa5900 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 34.9% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.65% magenta, 100% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 31.41°, 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 4.66.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1569

Complementary

  1. #aa5900
  2. #0051aa

Split complementary

  1. #aa5900
  2. #00a6aa
  3. #0400aa

Analogous

  1. #aa0400
  2. #aa5900
  3. #a6aa00

Triadic

  1. #aa5900
  2. #00aa59
  3. #5900aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa5900
  2. #51aa00
  3. #0051aa
  4. #5900aa

Square

  1. #aa5900
  2. #00aa04
  3. #0051aa
  4. #aa00a6

Monochromatic

  1. #140b00
  2. #5d3100
  3. #aa5900
  4. #f68100
  5. #ffa644

Shades

#aa5900 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa5900
  2. #995000
  3. #884700
  4. #773e00
  5. #663500
  6. #552d00
  7. #442400
  8. #331b00
  9. #221200
  10. #110900
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa5900 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa5900
  2. #b36a1a
  3. #bb7a33
  4. #c48b4d
  5. #cc9b66
  6. #d5ac80
  7. #ddbd99
  8. #e6cdb3
  9. #eedecc
  10. #f7eee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa5900 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa5900
  2. #a65d0d
  3. #a2611a
  4. #9d6526
  5. #996933
  6. #956d40
  7. #91704d
  8. #8d745a
  9. #887866
  10. #847c73
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a6656 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #716300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857600 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb464b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c5f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #956b00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b44e3a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa5900 {
  color: #aa5900;
}
Background
.bg-aa5900 {
  background-color: #aa5900;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa5900 {
  border: 2px solid #aa5900;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa5900;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 89 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 31 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa5900 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa5900, #a6aa00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa5900 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 89 0 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 4.66 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 7.71 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 8.44 #b87333 Copper ΔE 8.92 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 9.30 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 9.78 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 10.37 #55a6ff Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Ginger
#aa5900  rgb(170, 89, 0)  hsl(31, 100%, 33%)  Ginger
#0051aa  rgb(0, 81, 170)  hsl(211, 100%, 33%)  Sapphire
#00aa59  rgb(0, 170, 89)  hsl(151, 100%, 33%)  Jade
#5900aa  rgb(89, 0, 170)  hsl(271, 100%, 33%)  Indigo