Information about #A17421 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A strongly colored amber-leaning orange, #A17421 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Rapeseed Oil (#A17917). Slightly further away sit Hacienda (#9E8022) and Hot Toddy (#A7752C).
The recipe behind #A17421 is rgb(161, 116, 33), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A17421: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#A17421 color variations
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#A17421 color tints
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#A17421 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A17421 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A17421 color hues
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#A17421 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 #A17421 color
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Nearest named colors to #A17421
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A17917
#9E8022
#A7752C
#9D702E
#967117
#988422
#AC7911
#968428
#996515
#A48111
#B26F2C
#8E7618
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A17421
- RGB161, 116, 33
- CMYK0, 18, 50, 37
- CSSrgb(161, 116, 33)
- HSL39°, 66%, 38%
- HSL Precise38.906°, 65.979%, 38.039%
- HSV39°, 80%, 63%
- HSB39°, 80%, 63%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.631
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.129
- GLSLvec3(0.631, 0.455, 0.129)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.631, 0.455, 0.129, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.631, 0.455, 0.129)
- Percentage of Red in RGB63.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB12.9%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDA17421
- DECIMAL ID10581025
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
