Information about #A1553B color

#A1553B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A1553B belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(161, 85, 59) — 63.1% red, 33.3% green, 23.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 30 / 40 / 37. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A1553B is a confidently colored amber-leaning orange that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Krakatoa (#9D523B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Faded Spicy Red Brown (#9B533F) and Sepia Skin (#9E5B40).

In RGB terms — rgb(161, 85, 59) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A1553B: 5.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A1553B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A1553B color variations

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

#A1553B 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 #A1553B

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

Krakatoa color link
Krakatoa

#9D523B

Sepia Skin color link
Sepia Skin

#9E5B40

Wild West color link
Wild West

#9A5440

Red Ochre color link
Red Ochre

#9F5233

Piper color link
Piper

#9D5432

Vesuvius color link
Vesuvius

#A85533

Footloose color link
Footloose

#A4613A

Coconut color link
Coconut

#965A3E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A1553B
  • RGB161, 85, 59
  • CMYK0, 30, 40, 37
  • CSSrgb(161, 85, 59)
  • HSL15°, 46%, 43%
  • HSL Precise15.294°, 46.364%, 43.137%
  • HSV15°, 63%, 63%
  • HSB15°, 63%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.631, 0.333, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.631, 0.333, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.631, 0.333, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA1553B
  • DECIMAL ID10573115
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01