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#AA710E Color

#AA710E is rgb(170, 113, 14) in RGB, hsl(38, 85%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 92%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Gold (#B17304), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA710E
HEX#AA710E
RGBrgb(170, 113, 14)
HSLhsl(38, 85%, 36%)
HSVhsv(38, 92%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 92%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.123 73)
LABlab(52.74% 18.01 56.36)
LCHlch(52.74% 59.17 72.28)

What #AA710E 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 #AA710E, 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.

#AA710E Channel Values

How #AA710E 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 113 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 85% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 92% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 92% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.14:1 vs white · 5.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA710E 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA710E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA710E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA710E; 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 #AA710E

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA710E.

How #AA710E 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#AA710E
Protanopia#7D7D0B
Protanomaly#91780C
Deuteranopia#878700
Deuteranomaly#967F01
Tritanopia#AE6A6A
Tritanomaly#AC6D54
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA710E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa710e: #AA710E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA710E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa710e': '#AA710E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.443, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_aa710e">#AA710E</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA710E"

More Brown Colors

#AA710E sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AA710E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA710E?

#AA710E is a dark brown — rgb(170, 113, 14) in RGB and hsl(38, 85%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Gold (#B17304), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.09.

What is the RGB value of #AA710E?

#AA710E is rgb(170, 113, 14) — red 170, green 113, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA710E?

#AA710E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 92%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA710E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA710E scores 4.14:1 against white and 5.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA710E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA710E 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 10.59, which is visibly different.

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