Information about #A17E2B color
Basic facts about this digital color
#A17E2B is a pleasantly vivid warm orange that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Hacienda (#9E8022). Nearby in the Register you will also find Hot Toddy (#A7752C) and Lemon Ginger (#968428).
The recipe behind #A17E2B is rgb(161, 126, 43), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#A17E2B color variations
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#A17E2B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A17E2B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A17E2B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A17E2B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A17E2B 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 #A17E2B color
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Nearest named colors to #A17E2B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9E8022
#A7752C
#968428
#AD812F
#988422
#9C7C38
#9D702E
#A28B23
#AA8736
#AC7434
#957B38
#AB8439
#A17E2B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A17E2B
- RGB161, 126, 43
- CMYK0, 14, 46, 37
- CSSrgb(161, 126, 43)
- HSL42°, 58%, 40%
- HSL Precise42.203°, 57.843%, 40%
- HSV42°, 73%, 63%
- HSB42°, 73%, 63%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.631
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.494
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
- GLSLvec3(0.631, 0.494, 0.169)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.631, 0.494, 0.169, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.631, 0.494, 0.169)
- Percentage of Red in RGB63.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB49.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDA17E2B
- DECIMAL ID10583595
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
