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#AA5F08 Color

#AA5F08 is rgb(170, 95, 8) in RGB, hsl(32, 91%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 95%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Brown (#B5651D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.71. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA5F08
HEX#AA5F08
RGBrgb(170, 95, 8)
HSLhsl(32, 91%, 35%)
HSVhsv(32, 95%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 95%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(56.1% 0.129 60)
LABlab(48.46% 27.53 54.81)
LCHlch(48.46% 61.33 63.33)

What #AA5F08 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AA5F08, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#AA5F08 Channel Values

How #AA5F08 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 170 · G 95 · B 88-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 91% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 95% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 95% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.83:1 vs white · 4.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA5F08 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AA5F08

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA5F08; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AA5F08

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #AA5F08 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AA5F08
Protanopia#707004
Protanomaly#8B6A05
Deuteranopia#7E7E00
Deuteranomaly#927300
Tritanopia#AD5959
Tritanomaly#AC5C46
Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #AA5F08 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aa5f08: #AA5F08;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA5F08;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa5f08': '#AA5F08' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.373, blue: 0.031)
Android XML<color name="color_aa5f08">#AA5F08</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA5F08"

More Brown Colors

#AA5F08 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AA5F08 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA5F08?

#AA5F08 is a dark brown — rgb(170, 95, 8) in RGB and hsl(32, 91%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Brown (#B5651D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.71.

What is the RGB value of #AA5F08?

#AA5F08 is rgb(170, 95, 8) — red 170, green 95, and blue 8 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA5F08?

#AA5F08 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 95%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA5F08 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA5F08 scores 4.83:1 against white and 4.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA5F08 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA5F08 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 14.54, which is visibly different.

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