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#AA601F

#aa601f ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa601f is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 37.65% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.53% magenta, 81.76% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 28.06°, with 69.15% saturation and 39.41% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 4.69.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1701

Complementary

  1. #aa601f
  2. #1f69aa

Split complementary

  1. #aa601f
  2. #1faaa5
  3. #1f23aa

Analogous

  1. #aa1f23
  2. #aa601f
  3. #aaa51f

Triadic

  1. #aa601f
  2. #1faa60
  3. #601faa

Tetradic

  1. #aa601f
  2. #69aa1f
  3. #1f69aa
  4. #601faa

Square

  1. #aa601f
  2. #23aa1f
  3. #1f69aa
  4. #a51faa

Monochromatic

  1. #291707
  2. #693b13
  3. #aa601f
  4. #db863a
  5. #e7ae7b

Shades

#aa601f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa601f
  2. #99561c
  3. #884d19
  4. #774316
  5. #663a13
  6. #553010
  7. #44260c
  8. #331d09
  9. #221306
  10. #110a03
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa601f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa601f
  2. #b37035
  3. #bb804c
  4. #c49062
  5. #cca079
  6. #d5b08f
  7. #ddbfa5
  8. #e6cfbc
  9. #eedfd2
  10. #f7efe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa601f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa601f
  2. #a66329
  3. #a26632
  4. #9d6a3c
  5. #996d46
  6. #957050
  7. #917359
  8. #8d7663
  9. #887a6d
  10. #847d76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c6c5c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #766814 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #88791f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba5053 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e6519 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97701f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b45744 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa601f {
  color: #aa601f;
}
Background
.bg-aa601f {
  background-color: #aa601f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa601f {
  border: 2px solid #aa601f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa601f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 96 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 69% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa601f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa601f, #aaa51f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa601f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 96 31 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 4.69 #b87333 Copper ΔE 6.70 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 7.38 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 8.26 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 8.32 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 9.16 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 10.09 #559fe0 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Ginger
#aa601f  rgb(170, 96, 31)  hsl(28, 69%, 39%)  Ginger
#1f69aa  rgb(31, 105, 170)  hsl(208, 69%, 39%)  Medium Persian Blue
#1faa60  rgb(31, 170, 96)  hsl(148, 69%, 39%)  Jade
#601faa  rgb(96, 31, 170)  hsl(268, 69%, 39%)  Rebecca Purple