Information about #A6811C color

#A6811C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A6811C falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(166, 129, 28) — 65.1% red, 50.6% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 54 / 35. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A6811C is a vivid, lively orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Hacienda (#9E8022). Slightly further away sit Rapeseed Oil (#A17917) and Luxury Gold (#A48111).

In RGB terms — rgb(166, 129, 28) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.6:1. #A6811C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A6811C color variations

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

#A6811C 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 #A6811C

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

Hacienda color link
Hacienda

#9E8022

Rapeseed Oil color link
Rapeseed Oil

#A17917

Luxury Gold color link
Luxury Gold

#A48111

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Golden Curry color link
Golden Curry

#A47D0E

Zion color link
Zion

#AC7911

Alibi color link
Alibi

#988422

Hot Toddy color link
Hot Toddy

#A7752C

Lemon Ginger color link
Lemon Ginger

#968428

Frizzell color link
Frizzell

#AD812F

Dark Yellow color link
Dark Yellow

#9B870C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6811C
  • RGB166, 129, 28
  • CMYK0, 15, 54, 35
  • CSSrgb(166, 129, 28)
  • HSL44°, 71%, 38%
  • HSL Precise43.913°, 71.134%, 38.039%
  • HSV44°, 83%, 65%
  • HSB44°, 83%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.506, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.506, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.506, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA6811C
  • DECIMAL ID10912028
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01