#AA7513 Color

#AA7513 is rgb(170, 117, 19) in RGB, hsl(39, 80%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 89%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Gold (#B17304), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA7513

HEX#AA7513

RGBrgb(170, 117, 19)

HSLhsl(39, 80%, 37%)

HSVhsv(39, 89%, 67%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 89%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.121 75.7)

LABlab(53.75% 15.94 55.87)

LCHlch(53.75% 58.10 74.08)

What #AA7513 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 #AA7513, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 5.55 Golden Brown#996515ΔE 8.94 Bister Brown(bistre Brown)#967117ΔE 9.18 Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 9.46 Caramel#C68E17ΔE 12.43 Liver (Dogs)#B86D29ΔE 12.84

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

#AA7513 Channel Values

How #AA7513 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 170 · G 117 · B 19	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 39° · S 80% · L 37%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 39° · S 89% · V 67%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 31% · Y 89% · K 33%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.99:1 vs white · 5.26:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA7513 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 text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AA7513

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA7513; 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 #AA7513

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA7513.

How #AA7513 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#AA7513

Protanopia#808011

Protanomaly#937C12

Deuteranopia#898901

Deuteranomaly#988209

Tritanopia#AE6E6E

Tritanomaly#AC7157

Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

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Using #AA7513 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa7513: #AA7513;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA7513;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa7513': '#AA7513' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.459, blue: 0.075)

Android XML<color name="color_aa7513">#AA7513</color>

SVG fillfill="#AA7513"

More Brown Colors

#AA7513 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08 e17100 1b0d04 e15501 1c1917 e05e00 1f0800 e04000 1f1400 db8f00 241205 db7900 34240e 461901 503607 5c3f19 693507 7a2100 825221 8b6f47 993300 a8732e bd3000 cc3300

#AA7513 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA7513?

#AA7513 is a dark brown — rgb(170, 117, 19) in RGB and hsl(39, 80%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Gold (#B17304), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.55.

What is the RGB value of #AA7513?

#AA7513 is rgb(170, 117, 19) — red 170, green 117, and blue 19 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA7513?

#AA7513 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 89%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA7513 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA7513 scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA7513 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA7513 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 9.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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