Information about #A38746 color

#A38746 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A38746 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(163, 135, 70) (63.9% red, 52.9% green, 27.5% blue), or CMYK 0 / 11 / 36 / 36 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A38746 presents itself as a mildly saturated orange — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Moderate Gamboge (#A8854A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Willow Tea (#9C8A4D) and Muddy Waters (#A9844F).

In RGB terms — rgb(163, 135, 70) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A38746 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.1:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A38746 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A38746 color variations

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

#A38746 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 #A38746

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

Willow Tea color link
Willow Tea

#9C8A4D

Muddy Waters color link
Muddy Waters

#A9844F

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Brown Beige color link
Brown Beige

#AB814F

Bronze Ii color link
Bronze Ii

#A67D3D

Boardwalk color link
Boardwalk

#9F8353

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Teak color link
Teak

#AB8953

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A38746
  • RGB163, 135, 70
  • CMYK0, 11, 36, 36
  • CSSrgb(163, 135, 70)
  • HSL42°, 40%, 46%
  • HSL Precise41.935°, 39.914%, 45.686%
  • HSV42°, 57%, 64%
  • HSB42°, 57%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • GLSLvec3(0.639, 0.529, 0.275)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.639, 0.529, 0.275, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.639, 0.529, 0.275)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA38746
  • DECIMAL ID10716998
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01