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#AA9064 Color

#AA9064 is rgb(170, 144, 100) in RGB, hsl(38, 29%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 41%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Camel (#C19A6B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA9064
HEX#AA9064
RGBrgb(170, 144, 100)
HSLhsl(38, 29%, 53%)
HSVhsv(38, 41%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 41%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(66.6% 0.068 80.3)
LABlab(61.40% 5.52 27.21)
LCHlch(61.40% 27.77 78.54)

What #AA9064 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 #AA9064, 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 orange in the library.

#AA9064 Channel Values

How #AA9064 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 144 · B 1008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 29% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 41% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 41% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.05:1 vs white · 6.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA9064 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 text3.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AA9064

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA9064; 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 #AA9064

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

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How #AA9064 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#AA9064
Protanopia#959564
Protanomaly#9E9364
Deuteranopia#999963
Deuteranomaly#A09663
Tritanopia#AE8B8B
Tritanomaly#AC8D7D
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA9064 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa9064: #AA9064;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA9064;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa9064': '#AA9064' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.565, blue: 0.392)
Android XML<color name="color_aa9064">#AA9064</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA9064"

More Orange Colors

#AA9064 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AA9064 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA9064?

#AA9064 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(170, 144, 100) in RGB and hsl(38, 29%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Camel (#C19A6B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.81.

What is the RGB value of #AA9064?

#AA9064 is rgb(170, 144, 100) — red 170, green 144, and blue 100 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA9064?

#AA9064 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 41%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA9064 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA9064 scores 3.05:1 against white and 6.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA9064 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA9064 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 14.13, which is visibly different.

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