Information about #A28156 color

#A28156 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A28156 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(162, 129, 86) — 63.5% red, 50.6% green, 33.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 30 / 36. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned amber-leaning orange, #A28156 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Boardwalk (#9F8353). Slightly further away sit Muesli (#9E7E53) and Sanctuary (#A68459).

In RGB terms — rgb(162, 129, 86) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A28156 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A28156 color variations

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

#A28156 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 #A28156

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

Boardwalk color link
Boardwalk

#9F8353

Muesli color link
Muesli

#9E7E53

Sanctuary color link
Sanctuary

#A68459

Cafe Au Lait color link
Cafe Au Lait

#A67B5B

Chamoisee color link
Chamoisee

#A0785A

Moscow Mule color link
Moscow Mule

#9E7853

Muddy Waters color link
Muddy Waters

#A9844F

Quasar color link
Quasar

#A17D60

Brown Beige color link
Brown Beige

#AB814F

Secret Road color link
Secret Road

#9D8261

Goldmine color link
Goldmine

#9B8160

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A28156
  • RGB162, 129, 86
  • CMYK0, 13, 30, 36
  • CSSrgb(162, 129, 86)
  • HSL34°, 31%, 49%
  • HSL Precise33.947°, 30.645%, 48.627%
  • HSV34°, 47%, 64%
  • HSB34°, 47%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.635, 0.506, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.635, 0.506, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.635, 0.506, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA28156
  • DECIMAL ID10649942
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01