Information about #A38914 color

#A38914 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A38914 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(163, 137, 20) — 63.9% red, 53.7% green, 7.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 56 / 36. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A38914 reads as a energetic, saturated yellow and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Luxury Gold (#A48111). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Yellow (#9B870C) and Golden Curry (#A47D0E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(163, 137, 20)), which gives #A38914 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A38914: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A38914 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A38914 color variations

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#A38914 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 #A38914

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

Luxury Gold color link
Luxury Gold

#A48111

Dark Yellow color link
Dark Yellow

#9B870C

Golden Curry color link
Golden Curry

#A47D0E

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Dark Mustard color link
Dark Mustard

#A88905

Rapeseed Oil color link
Rapeseed Oil

#A17917

Golden Palm color link
Golden Palm

#AA8805

Hacienda color link
Hacienda

#9E8022

Diarrhea color link
Diarrhea

#9F8303

Alibi color link
Alibi

#988422

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A38914
  • RGB163, 137, 20
  • CMYK0, 10, 56, 36
  • CSSrgb(163, 137, 20)
  • HSL49°, 78%, 36%
  • HSL Precise49.091°, 78.142%, 35.882%
  • HSV49°, 88%, 64%
  • HSB49°, 88%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • GLSLvec3(0.639, 0.537, 0.078)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.639, 0.537, 0.078, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.639, 0.537, 0.078)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA38914
  • DECIMAL ID10717460
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01