What color is #AA9667?

#AA9667 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9667?

The RGB value is 170, 150, 103: 170 red, 150 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9667?

The complementary color is #677BAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9667?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9667 color

#AA9667 rgb(170, 150, 103)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA9667 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 58.8% green and 40.4% blue (170, 150, 103).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 28% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 39% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Veranda Gold (#AF9968), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#AA9667 color codes

HEX	`#AA9667`
RGB	`rgb(170, 150, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 58.8%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 28%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 39%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 39%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.79, 0.55, 27.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.79, 27.53, 88.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.933, 31.339, 17.302)`
Decimal	`11179623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9667, 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 #AA9667	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9667 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	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 #AA9667 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9667; }
.text { color: #aa9667; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9667; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 150 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9667, #9caa67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #AA9667?: #AA9667 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9667?: The RGB value is 170, 150, 103: 170 red, 150 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9667?: The complementary color is #677BAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9667?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.