Palettes / Colors / #AA855C

#AA855C — Dusty Orange

#AA855C is a orange color we call Dusty Orange, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peru (#CD853F) — not an exact match. CSS peru gives you #CD853F, a different color; use #AA855C 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.

#AA855C is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #5B7FA9; it also sits naturally between #A95E5B and #A6A95B. 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 52% · Blue 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 46% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA855C

.text { color: #AA855C; }
.background { background-color: #AA855C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA855C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 133, 92); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 31%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA855C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 133, 92, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA855C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 133, 92, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA855C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA855C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5B7FA9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA855C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA855C

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 #AA855C 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 #AA855C 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

← #AA855B  ·  #AA855D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AA855C?

#AA855C is Dusty Orange, a orange color (RGB 170, 133, 92). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA855C?

#AA855C is RGB 170, 133, 92 — HSL 32°, 31%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 46%, 33%.

What colors go with #AA855C?

Its complement is #5B7FA9; analogous partners are #A95E5B and #A6A95B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA855C for text?

Black text on #AA855C has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.38:1.