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#AA6958

#aa6958 ≈ Redwood

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aa6958 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 41.18% green and 34.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.24% magenta, 48.24% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 12.44°, with 32.54% saturation and 50.59% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 5.86.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1935

Complementary

  1. #aa6958
  2. #5899aa

Split complementary

  1. #aa6958
  2. #58aa92
  3. #5870aa

Analogous

  1. #aa5870
  2. #aa6958
  3. #aa9258

Triadic

  1. #aa6958
  2. #58aa69
  3. #6958aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa6958
  2. #99aa58
  3. #5899aa
  4. #6958aa

Square

  1. #aa6958
  2. #70aa58
  3. #5899aa
  4. #9258aa

Monochromatic

  1. #462b23
  2. #78493d
  3. #aa6958
  4. #c4978b
  5. #dec4bd

Shades

#aa6958 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa6958
  2. #995f4f
  3. #885446
  4. #774a3e
  5. #663f35
  6. #55352c
  7. #442a23
  8. #33201a
  9. #221512
  10. #110b09
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa6958 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa6958
  2. #b37869
  3. #bb8779
  4. #c4968a
  5. #cca59b
  6. #d5b4ac
  7. #ddc3bc
  8. #e6d2cd
  9. #eee1de
  10. #f7f0ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa6958 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa6958
  2. #a66b5c
  3. #a26e60
  4. #9d7064
  5. #997268
  6. #95756c
  7. #917770
  8. #8d7974
  9. #887b78
  10. #847e7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90736e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #797257 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #887f57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b75f65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f6e57 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #977758 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b26360 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa6958 {
  color: #aa6958;
}
Background
.bg-aa6958 {
  background-color: #aa6958;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa6958 {
  border: 2px solid #aa6958;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa6958;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 105 88;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 33% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa6958 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa6958, #aa9258);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa6958 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 105 88 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.86 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.95 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 9.57 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 10.01 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 10.13 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 11.11 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 11.26 #5596a7 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Redwood
#aa6958  rgb(170, 105, 88)  hsl(12, 33%, 51%)  Redwood
#5899aa  rgb(88, 153, 170)  hsl(192, 33%, 51%)  Bondi Blue
#58aa69  rgb(88, 170, 105)  hsl(132, 33%, 51%)  Medium Sea Green
#6958aa  rgb(105, 88, 170)  hsl(252, 33%, 51%)  Royal Purple