What color is #AA8833?

#AA8833 is a moderate orange known as Rich Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Rich Gold?

The RGB value is 170, 136, 51: 170 red, 136 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Rich Gold?

The complementary color is #3355AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8833?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Rich Gold color: hex code #AA8833

#AA8833 rgb(170, 136, 51)

Shades of brown

Rich Gold has the hex code #AA8833. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 53.3% green and 20% blue (170, 136, 51).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 54% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 70% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

Rich Gold (#AA8833) color codes

HEX	`#AA8833`
RGB	`rgb(170, 136, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 53.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 54%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 70%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 70%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.41, 3.76, 48.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.41, 48.86, 85.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.981, 26.395, 6.858)`
Decimal	`11175987`
Short hex	`#A83`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Rich Gold, 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 #AA8833	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA8833 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	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 #AA8833 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8833; }
.text { color: #aa8833; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8833; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 136 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8833, #90aa33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

See #AA8833 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AA8833?: #AA8833 is a moderate orange known as Rich Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Rich Gold?: The RGB value is 170, 136, 51: 170 red, 136 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Rich Gold?: The complementary color is #3355AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8833?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.