HEX atlas value

#AA6A03

#AA6A03 is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 170, 106, 3, HSL 37, 97%, 34%, has luminance 0.1886, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#AA6A03 Sample readable text

HEX #AA6A03

RGB rgb(170, 106, 3)

HSL hsl(37 97% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 38, 98, 33)

Luminance 0.1886

Contrast Black 4.77:1White 4.4:1

CSS

--color-aa6a03: #AA6A03;
.background-aa6a03 { background-color: #AA6A03; }
.text-aa6a03 { color: #AA6A03; }

Luminance0.1886

Black text4.77:1AA Pass

White text4.4:1AA Fail

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":"#AA6A03","rgb":[170,106,3],"hsl":[37,97,34],"cmyk":[0,38,98,33],"luminance":0.1886,"contrast":{"black":4.77,"white":4.4}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.77,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.4,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#503201","hex":"#503201","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.8,"contrastWhite":11.68,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#FBA00E","hex":"#FBA00E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.14,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#0343AB","hex":"#0343AB","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.39,"contrastWhite":8.77,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#97AB03","hex":"#97AB03","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.14,"contrastWhite":2.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#AB1603","hex":"#AB1603","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.85,"contrastWhite":7.37,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Dark Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/aa6a03.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rust.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0343AB","analogous":["#AB1603","#97AB03"],"triadic":["#03AB6A","#6A03AB"],"tetradic":["#03AB16","#0343AB","#AB0397"],"splitComplementary":["#0397AB","#1603AB"],"monochromatic":["#FBA00E","#AA6A03","#503201"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBA00E","dark":"#503201","saturated":"#AD6B00","desaturated":"#986616","pastel":"#ECAA41","neon":"#D68400"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":32.31098884280702},{"slug":"burnt-orange","name":"Burnt Orange","hex":"#CC5500","distance":40.07492981902776},{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":44.395945760846224},{"slug":"mahogany","name":"Mahogany","hex":"#C04000","distance":47.50789408087881},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":47.50789408087881}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AA6A03

#AA6A03 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #AA6A03 is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 170, 106, and 3, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 37deg 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 0.1886, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 32.31, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.77:1AA Pass

White text4.4:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AA6A03 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.77:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.4:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#503201#FFFFFF text · best 11.68:1#503201

#FBA00E#000000 text · best 10.14:1#FBA00E

#0343AB#FFFFFF text · best 8.77:1#0343AB

#97AB03#000000 text · best 8.14:1#97AB03

#AB1603#FFFFFF text · best 7.37:1#AB1603

Generated Palette

#AA6A03#AA6A03

#0343AB#0343AB

#AB1603#AB1603

#97AB03#97AB03

#FBA00E#FBA00E

#503201#503201

Color Harmonies

#0343AB#0343AB

#AB1603#AB1603

#97AB03#97AB03

#03AB6A#03AB6A

#6A03AB#6A03AB

Variants

#FBA00E#FBA00E

#503201#503201

#AD6B00#AD6B00

#986616#986616

#ECAA41#ECAA41

#D68400#D68400

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Burnt Orange#CC5500

Rust#B7410E

Mahogany#C04000

Olive#808000

#AA6A03

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AA6A03

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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