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#AA400A

#aa400a ≈ Rust

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa400a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 25.1% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.35% magenta, 94.12% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 20.25°, with 88.89% saturation and 35.29% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rust (#b7410e), ΔE 2.84.

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Web safe#993300
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Relative luminance0.1223

Complementary

  1. #aa400a
  2. #0a74aa

Split complementary

  1. #aa400a
  2. #0aaa90
  3. #0a24aa

Analogous

  1. #aa0a24
  2. #aa400a
  3. #aa900a

Triadic

  1. #aa400a
  2. #0aaa40
  3. #400aaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa400a
  2. #74aa0a
  3. #0a74aa
  4. #400aaa

Square

  1. #aa400a
  2. #24aa0a
  3. #0a74aa
  4. #900aaa

Monochromatic

  1. #190a01
  2. #622506
  3. #aa400a
  4. #f15c10
  5. #f58d58

Shades

#aa400a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa400a
  2. #993a09
  3. #883308
  4. #772d07
  5. #662606
  6. #552005
  7. #441a04
  8. #331303
  9. #220d02
  10. #110601
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa400a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa400a
  2. #b35323
  3. #bb663b
  4. #c47954
  5. #cc8c6c
  6. #d5a085
  7. #ddb39d
  8. #e6c6b6
  9. #eed9ce
  10. #f7ece7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa400a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa400a
  2. #a64616
  3. #a24d22
  4. #9d532d
  5. #995a39
  6. #956045
  7. #916651
  8. #8d6d5d
  9. #887368
  10. #847a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85564d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796b01 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc2337 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #844c02 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f5d05 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5312b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa400a {
  color: #aa400a;
}
Background
.bg-aa400a {
  background-color: #aa400a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa400a {
  border: 2px solid #aa400a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa400a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 64 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 89% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa400a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa400a, #aa900a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa400a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 64 10 / 0.35);
}

#b7410e Rust ΔE 2.84 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 4.47 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 5.65 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.86 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 7.26 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 8.05 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 9.88 #55bff5 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Rust
#aa400a  rgb(170, 64, 10)  hsl(20, 89%, 35%)  Rust
#0a74aa  rgb(10, 116, 170)  hsl(200, 89%, 35%)  French Blue
#0aaa40  rgb(10, 170, 64)  hsl(140, 89%, 35%)  Medium Sea Green
#400aaa  rgb(64, 10, 170)  hsl(260, 89%, 35%)  Zaffre