Information about #A1742C color
Basic facts about this digital color
A confidently colored orange, #A1742C feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Buttered Rum (#9D702E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Hot Toddy (#A7752C) and Leather (#AC7434).
In RGB terms — rgb(161, 116, 44) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A1742C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#A1742C color variations
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#A1742C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A1742C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A1742C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A1742C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A1742C 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 #A1742C color
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Nearest named colors to #A1742C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9D702E
#A7752C
#AC7434
#966F33
#9C7C38
#9E8022
#A56531
#9C6531
#9D6F3C
#AA6C39
#B26F2C
#AD812F
#A1742C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A1742C
- RGB161, 116, 44
- CMYK0, 18, 46, 37
- CSSrgb(161, 116, 44)
- HSL37°, 57%, 40%
- HSL Precise36.923°, 57.073%, 40.196%
- HSV37°, 73%, 63%
- HSB37°, 73%, 63%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.631
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
- GLSLvec3(0.631, 0.455, 0.173)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.631, 0.455, 0.173, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.631, 0.455, 0.173)
- Percentage of Red in RGB63.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDA1742C
- DECIMAL ID10581036
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
