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#AA8C19 closest to Rich Gold

#AA8C19 is a medium, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Rich Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue (rgb(170, 140, 25)). Its HSL value is 48° hue, 74% saturation and 38% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 85% yellow and 33% black. #AA8C19 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.47:1.

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Variations of #AA8C19

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AA8C19 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

AA8C1919AA8C8C19AA
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AA8C19 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AA8C19 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A49222
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9D8A00
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A18B04
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A49222
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A5901D
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B97F78
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AF8755
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8F8F8F
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #968E7E

#AA8C19 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.24:1 Poor#AA8C19 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.47:1 Good#AA8C19 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AA8C19 in CSS

/* Rich Gold */
.color { color: #AA8C19; }
.background { background-color: #AA8C19; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AA8C19; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 140 25);
color: hsl(48 74% 38%);
color: oklch(0.650 0.126 92.6);

#AA8C19 FAQ

What color is #AA8C19?

#AA8C19 is a medium, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Rich Gold. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #AA8C19?

#AA8C19 is rgb(170, 140, 25) in RGB, hsl(48, 74%, 38%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 18%, 85%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AA8C19?

The complementary color of #AA8C19 is #1937AA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AA8C19?

Black text has the best contrast on #AA8C19: 6.47:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AA8C19 a warm or cool color?

#AA8C19 is a warm color.