Information about #A1551B color
Basic facts about this digital color
#A1551B is a vivid, lively warm orange that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Vindaloo (#A74F20). Nearby in the Register you will also find Rich Gold (#A15226) and Rich Brown (#964C1D).
The recipe behind #A1551B is rgb(161, 85, 27), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A1551B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A1551B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#A1551B color variations
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#A1551B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A1551B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A1551B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A1551B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A1551B 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #A1551B color
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Nearest named colors to #A1551B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A74F20
#A15226
#964C1D
#A3532A
#985629
#99522B
#996515
#964514
#AE451D
#8E4D1E
#AC512D
#954E2C
#A1551B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A1551B
- RGB161, 85, 27
- CMYK0, 30, 53, 37
- CSSrgb(161, 85, 27)
- HSL26°, 71%, 37%
- HSL Precise25.97°, 71.277%, 36.863%
- HSV26°, 83%, 63%
- HSB26°, 83%, 63%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.631
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
- GLSLvec3(0.631, 0.333, 0.106)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.631, 0.333, 0.106, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.631, 0.333, 0.106)
- Percentage of Red in RGB63.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDA1551B
- DECIMAL ID10573083
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
