HEX atlas value

#AA5903

#AA5903 is a warm orange HEX color close to Rust. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 170, 89, 3, HSL 31, 97%, 34%, has luminance 0.157, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#AA5903 Sample readable text

HEX #AA5903

RGB rgb(170, 89, 3)

HSL hsl(31 97% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 48, 98, 33)

Luminance 0.157

Contrast Black 4.14:1White 5.07:1

CSS

--color-aa5903: #AA5903;
.background-aa5903 { background-color: #AA5903; }
.text-aa5903 { color: #AA5903; }

Luminance0.157

Black text4.14:1AA Fail

White text5.07:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#AA5903","rgb":[170,89,3],"hsl":[31,97,34],"cmyk":[0,48,98,33],"luminance":0.157,"contrast":{"black":4.14,"white":5.07}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.14,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.07,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#502A01","hex":"#502A01","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.67,"contrastWhite":12.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#FB890E","hex":"#FB890E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.69,"contrastWhite":2.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A8AB03","hex":"#A8AB03","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.49,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#AB0503","hex":"#AB0503","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.75,"contrastWhite":7.63,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#0354AB","hex":"#0354AB","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.86,"contrastWhite":7.34,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Rust adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/aa5903.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rust.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mahogany.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-orange.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0354AB","analogous":["#AB0503","#A8AB03"],"triadic":["#03AB5A","#5A03AB"],"tetradic":["#03AB05","#0354AB","#AB03A8"],"splitComplementary":["#03A8AB","#0503AB"],"monochromatic":["#FB890E","#AA5903","#502A01"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FB890E","dark":"#502A01","saturated":"#AD5A00","desaturated":"#985916","pastel":"#EC9941","neon":"#D66F00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":29.427877939124322},{"slug":"mahogany","name":"Mahogany","hex":"#C04000","distance":33.436506994600975},{"slug":"burnt-orange","name":"Burnt Orange","hex":"#CC5500","distance":34.36568055487916},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":40.2119385257662},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":43.73785545725808}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AA5903

#AA5903 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #AA5903 is visually closest to Rust, a named orange color with HEX #B7410E.

The RGB channels are 170, 89, and 3, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 31deg with 97% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.157, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 29.43, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.14:1AA Fail

White text5.07:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AA5903 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.14:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.07:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#502A01#FFFFFF text · best 12.56:1#502A01

#FB890E#000000 text · best 8.69:1#FB890E

#A8AB03#000000 text · best 8.49:1#A8AB03

#AB0503#FFFFFF text · best 7.63:1#AB0503

#0354AB#FFFFFF text · best 7.34:1#0354AB

Generated Palette

#AA5903#AA5903

#0354AB#0354AB

#AB0503#AB0503

#A8AB03#A8AB03

#FB890E#FB890E

#502A01#502A01

Color Harmonies

#0354AB#0354AB

#AB0503#AB0503

#A8AB03#A8AB03

#03AB5A#03AB5A

#5A03AB#5A03AB

Variants

#FB890E#FB890E

#502A01#502A01

#AD5A00#AD5A00

#985916#985916

#EC9941#EC9941

#D66F00#D66F00

Nearest Named Colors

Rust#B7410E

Mahogany#C04000

Burnt Orange#CC5500

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Sienna#A0522D

#AA5903

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AA5903

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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