Information about #A28C38 color

#A28C38 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A28C38 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(162, 140, 56) — 63.5% red, 54.9% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 42 / 36. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A28C38 reads as a confidently colored golden yellow and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Reef Gold (#A98D36). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pale Fallen Leaves (#AA8736) and Jewelled Yellow (#9A883E).

The recipe behind #A28C38 is rgb(162, 140, 56), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. No one has named #A28C38 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A28C38 color variations

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

#A28C38 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A28C38 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#625521

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Black

#000000

#A28C38 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#978952

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Grey

#808080

#A28C38 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A28C38 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
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#384DA3
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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
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#5838A3
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#3883A3
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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
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#A35838
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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
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#38A38E
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#8E38A3
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#4DA338
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#384DA3
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#8E38A3
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#38A358
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#384DA3
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#A33883
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Nearest named colors to #A28C38

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

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Pale Fallen Leaves color link
Pale Fallen Leaves

#AA8736

Jewelled Yellow color link
Jewelled Yellow

#9A883E

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Intrepid color link
Intrepid

#AB8439

Golden Lime color link
Golden Lime

#9A9739

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Bronze Ii color link
Bronze Ii

#A67D3D

Highball color link
Highball

#928C3C

Metallic Sunburst color link
Metallic Sunburst

#9C7C38

Frizzell color link
Frizzell

#AD812F

#A28C38 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A28C38
  • RGB162, 140, 56
  • CMYK0, 9, 42, 36
  • CSSrgb(162, 140, 56)
  • HSL48°, 49%, 43%
  • HSL Precise47.547°, 48.624%, 42.745%
  • HSV48°, 65%, 64%
  • HSB48°, 65%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.635, 0.549, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.635, 0.549, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.635, 0.549, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA28C38
  • DECIMAL ID10652728
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited2 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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