Information about #A24401 color

#A24401 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A24401 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(162, 68, 1) — 63.5% red, 26.7% green, 0.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 37 / 63 / 36. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A24401 reads as a intensely saturated warm orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Oregon (#9B4703). Slightly further away sit Strong Tangelo (#A83F00) and Warm Brown (#964E02).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(162, 68, 1)), which gives #A24401 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.4:1. #A24401 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A24401 color variations

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

#A24401 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 #A24401

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

Oregon color link
Oregon

#9B4703

Warm Brown color link
Warm Brown

#964E02

Rusty Brown color link
Rusty Brown

#9E3C0E

Windsor Tan color link
Windsor Tan

#A75502

Iced Tea color link
Iced Tea

#923C01

Mars Orange color link
Mars Orange

#964514

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Burnt Siena color link
Burnt Siena

#B75203

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A24401
  • RGB162, 68, 1
  • CMYK0, 37, 63, 36
  • CSSrgb(162, 68, 1)
  • HSL25°, 99%, 32%
  • HSL Precise24.969°, 98.773%, 31.961%
  • HSV25°, 99%, 64%
  • HSB25°, 99%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(0.635, 0.267, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.635, 0.267, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.635, 0.267, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB26.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA24401
  • DECIMAL ID10634241
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01