Information about #A38148 color

#A38148 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A38148 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(163, 129, 72) — 63.9% red, 50.6% green, 28.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 36 / 36. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A38148 is a mildly saturated orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Moderate Gamboge (#A8854A). Slightly further away sit Moderate Orange (#A8794A) and Muddy Waters (#A9844F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(163, 129, 72)), which gives #A38148 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.6:1. #A38148 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A38148 color variations

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

#A38148 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 #A38148

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

Muddy Waters color link
Muddy Waters

#A9844F

Brown Beige color link
Brown Beige

#AB814F

Boardwalk color link
Boardwalk

#9F8353

Bronze Ii color link
Bronze Ii

#A67D3D

Willow Tea color link
Willow Tea

#9C8A4D

Muesli color link
Muesli

#9E7E53

Moscow Mule color link
Moscow Mule

#9E7853

Mocha color link
Mocha

#9D7651

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A38148
  • RGB163, 129, 72
  • CMYK0, 13, 36, 36
  • CSSrgb(163, 129, 72)
  • HSL38°, 39%, 46%
  • HSL Precise37.582°, 38.723%, 46.078%
  • HSV38°, 56%, 64%
  • HSB38°, 56%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.639, 0.506, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.639, 0.506, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.639, 0.506, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA38148
  • DECIMAL ID10715464
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01