Information about #A28E2B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A28E2B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(162, 142, 43) — 63.5% red, 55.7% green, 16.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 47 / 36. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A28E2B is a pleasantly vivid yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Vintage Gold (#A28B23). Slightly further away sit Reef Gold (#A98D36) and Pale Fallen Leaves (#AA8736).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(162, 142, 43)), which gives #A28E2B its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A28E2B: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. No one has named #A28E2B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A28E2B color variations

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

#A28E2B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A28E2B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A28E2B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A28E2B 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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#A28E2B 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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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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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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#A1522B
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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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#2BA18D
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#8D2BA1
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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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#3FA12B
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#2B3FA1
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#8D2BA1
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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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#2BA152
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#A12B7A
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Nearest named colors to #A28E2B

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

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Pale Fallen Leaves color link
Pale Fallen Leaves

#AA8736

Lemon Ginger color link
Lemon Ginger

#968428

Alibi color link
Alibi

#988422

Hacienda color link
Hacienda

#9E8022

Frizzell color link
Frizzell

#AD812F

Golden Lime color link
Golden Lime

#9A9739

Intrepid color link
Intrepid

#AB8439

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Jewelled Yellow color link
Jewelled Yellow

#9A883E

#A28E2B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A28E2B
  • RGB162, 142, 43
  • CMYK0, 8, 47, 36
  • CSSrgb(162, 142, 43)
  • HSL50°, 58%, 40%
  • HSL Precise49.916°, 58.049%, 40.196%
  • HSV50°, 73%, 64%
  • HSB50°, 73%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.635, 0.557, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.635, 0.557, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.635, 0.557, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA28E2B
  • DECIMAL ID10653227
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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