Information about #A38E03 color

#A38E03 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A38E03 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(163, 142, 3) — 63.9% red, 55.7% green, 1.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 63 / 36. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A38E03 is a intensely saturated yellow that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Mustard (#A88905). Slightly further away sit Strong Gold (#A89300) and Baby Poo (#AB9004).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(163, 142, 3)), which gives #A38E03 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. #A38E03 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A38E03 color variations

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

#A38E03 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A38E03 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A38E03 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A38E03 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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#A38E03 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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #A38E03

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

Dark Mustard color link
Dark Mustard

#A88905

Strong Gold color link
Strong Gold

#A89300

Baby Poo color link
Baby Poo

#AB9004

Golden Palm color link
Golden Palm

#AA8805

Diarrhea color link
Diarrhea

#9F8303

Dark Yellow color link
Dark Yellow

#9B870C

Yellowy Brown color link
Yellowy Brown

#AE8B0C

Strong Amber color link
Strong Amber

#A87E00

Light Gold color link
Light Gold

#B29700

Gold color link
Gold

#A57C00

Luxury Gold color link
Luxury Gold

#A48111

Golden Curry color link
Golden Curry

#A47D0E

#A38E03 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A38E03
  • RGB163, 142, 3
  • CMYK0, 8, 63, 36
  • CSSrgb(163, 142, 3)
  • HSL52°, 96%, 33%
  • HSL Precise52.125°, 96.386%, 32.549%
  • HSV52°, 98%, 64%
  • HSB52°, 98%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.012
  • GLSLvec3(0.639, 0.557, 0.012)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.639, 0.557, 0.012, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.639, 0.557, 0.012)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB1.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA38E03
  • DECIMAL ID10718723
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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