What color is #AA5412?

#AA5412 is a dark, vivid orange known as Brandy Bear. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Brandy Bear?

The RGB value is 170, 84, 18: 170 red, 84 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Brandy Bear?

The complementary color is #1268AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA5412?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Brandy Bear color: hex code #AA5412

#AA5412 rgb(170, 84, 18)

Shades of orange

Brandy Bear has the hex code #AA5412. It is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 32.9% green and 7.1% blue (170, 84, 18).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 81% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 89% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

Brandy Bear (#AA5412) color codes

HEX	`#AA5412`
RGB	`rgb(170, 84, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 32.9%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 81%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 89%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 89%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.54, 31.43, 49.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.54, 59.03, 57.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.859, 14.933, 2.409)`
Decimal	`11162642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Brandy Bear, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AA5412	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AA5412 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AA5412 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa5412; }
.text { color: #aa5412; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa5412; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 84 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa5412, #aaa012); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brown.

See #AA5412 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AA5412?: #AA5412 is a dark, vivid orange known as Brandy Bear. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Brandy Bear?: The RGB value is 170, 84, 18: 170 red, 84 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Brandy Bear?: The complementary color is #1268AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA5412?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.