Palettes / Colors / #AA6503

#AA6503 — Vivid Orange

#AA6503 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) — not an exact match. CSS darkgoldenrod gives you #B8860B, a different color; use #AA6503 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AA6503 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #0349AB; it also sits naturally between #AB1103 and #9DAB03. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 40% · Blue 1%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 98% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AA6503

.text { color: #AA6503; }
.background { background-color: #AA6503; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA6503; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 101, 3); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 97%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA6503; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 101, 3, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA6503; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 101, 3, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA6503">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA6503">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AA6503

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0349AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA6503: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA6503

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #AA6503 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AA6503 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AA6503?

#AA6503 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 170, 101, 3). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA6503?

#AA6503 is RGB 170, 101, 3 — HSL 35°, 97%, 34% — CMYK 0%, 41%, 98%, 33%.

What colors go with #AA6503?

Its complement is #0349AB; analogous partners are #AB1103 and #9DAB03. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA6503 for text?

White text on #AA6503 has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.57:1.