Close to Dark Goldenrod
#AA730B
#AA730B is a dark, vivid orange, close to the color Dark Goldenrod. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 45.1% green, and 4.3% blue. Its hue is 39°, with 88% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AA730B.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
4.06:1 AA LargeBlack text on this color
5.17:1 AAThis color as text on white
4.06:1 AA LargeThis color as text on black
5.17:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AA730B as they’d see it.
#AA730B in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #AA730B
What color is #AA730B?
#AA730B is a dark, vivid orange, close to the color Dark Goldenrod. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 45.1% green, and 4.3% blue. Its hue is 39°, with 88% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #AA730B in RGB?
#AA730B is rgb(170, 115, 11): 170 red, 115 green, and 11 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AA730B in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 32, 94, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AA730B?
PANTONE 146 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AA730B?
Its complement #6775DB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.