HEX atlas value

#AA6203

#AA6203 is a warm orange HEX color close to Burnt Orange. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 170, 98, 3, HSL 34, 97%, 34%, has luminance 0.1729, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#AA6203 Sample readable text

HEX #AA6203

RGB rgb(170, 98, 3)

HSL hsl(34 97% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 42, 98, 33)

Luminance 0.1729

Contrast Black 4.46:1White 4.71:1

CSS

--color-aa6203: #AA6203;
.background-aa6203 { background-color: #AA6203; }
.text-aa6203 { color: #AA6203; }

Luminance0.1729

Black text4.46:1AA Fail

White text4.71:1AA 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":"#AA6203","rgb":[170,98,3],"hsl":[34,97,34],"cmyk":[0,42,98,33],"luminance":0.1729,"contrast":{"black":4.46,"white":4.71}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.46,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.71,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#502E01","hex":"#502E01","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.73,"contrastWhite":12.12,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#FB940E","hex":"#FB940E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.34,"contrastWhite":2.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A0AB03","hex":"#A0AB03","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.32,"contrastWhite":2.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#034BAB","hex":"#034BAB","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.6,"contrastWhite":8.08,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#AB0E03","hex":"#AB0E03","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.8,"contrastWhite":7.51,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Burnt Orange adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/aa6203.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rust.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#034BAB","analogous":["#AB0E03","#A0AB03"],"triadic":["#03AB62","#6203AB"],"tetradic":["#03AB0E","#034BAB","#AB03A0"],"splitComplementary":["#03A0AB","#0E03AB"],"monochromatic":["#FB940E","#AA6203","#502E01"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FB940E","dark":"#502E01","saturated":"#AD6200","desaturated":"#985F16","pastel":"#ECA241","neon":"#D67900"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"burnt-orange","name":"Burnt Orange","hex":"#CC5500","distance":36.52396473549935},{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":37.134889255254286},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":39.44616584663204},{"slug":"mahogany","name":"Mahogany","hex":"#C04000","distance":40.607881008493905},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":45.36518488885502}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AA6203

#AA6203 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #AA6203 is visually closest to Burnt Orange, a named orange color with HEX #CC5500.

The RGB channels are 170, 98, and 3, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 34deg 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 0.1729, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 36.52, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.46:1AA Fail

White text4.71:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AA6203 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.46:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.71:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#502E01#FFFFFF text · best 12.12:1#502E01

#FB940E#000000 text · best 9.34:1#FB940E

#A0AB03#000000 text · best 8.32:1#A0AB03

#034BAB#FFFFFF text · best 8.08:1#034BAB

#AB0E03#FFFFFF text · best 7.51:1#AB0E03

Generated Palette

#AA6203#AA6203

#034BAB#034BAB

#AB0E03#AB0E03

#A0AB03#A0AB03

#FB940E#FB940E

#502E01#502E01

Color Harmonies

#034BAB#034BAB

#AB0E03#AB0E03

#A0AB03#A0AB03

#03AB62#03AB62

#6203AB#6203AB

Variants

#FB940E#FB940E

#502E01#502E01

#AD6200#AD6200

#985F16#985F16

#ECA241#ECA241

#D67900#D67900

Nearest Named Colors

Burnt Orange#CC5500

Rust#B7410E

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Mahogany#C04000

Saddle Brown#8B4513

#AA6203

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AA6203

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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