Information about #A08172 color

#A08172 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A08172 falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(160, 129, 114) — 62.7% red, 50.6% green, 44.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 12 / 18 / 37. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A08172 is a gently muted orange that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Beaver (#9F8170). Nearby in the Register you will also find Triple Joss (#9C8773) and Burnished Brown (#A17A74).

In RGB terms — rgb(160, 129, 114) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A08172 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A08172 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A08172

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Beaver color link
Beaver

#9F8170

Triple Joss color link
Triple Joss

#9C8773

Hemp color link
Hemp

#987D73

Pharlap color link
Pharlap

#A3807B

Almond Frost color link
Almond Frost

#9A8678

Sandal color link
Sandal

#A3876A

Mongoose color link
Mongoose

#A58B6F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A08172
  • RGB160, 129, 114
  • CMYK0, 12, 18, 37
  • CSSrgb(160, 129, 114)
  • HSL20°, 19%, 54%
  • HSL Precise19.565°, 19.492%, 53.725%
  • HSV20°, 29%, 63%
  • HSB20°, 29%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.627, 0.506, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.627, 0.506, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.627, 0.506, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA08172
  • DECIMAL ID10518898
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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