Information about #A3988C color

#A3988C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A3988C falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(163, 152, 140) — 63.9% red, 59.6% green, 54.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 9 / 36. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A3988C reads as a softly toned amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Settlement (#A1988B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rockbottom (#A29A8E) and Triple Truffle (#A39B8E).

In RGB terms — rgb(163, 152, 140) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A3988C: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. #A3988C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A3988C color variations

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

#A3988C 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 #A3988C

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

Settlement color link
Settlement

#A1988B

Rockbottom color link
Rockbottom

#A29A8E

Half Pravda color link
Half Pravda

#A0998A

Zorba color link
Zorba

#A29589

Napa color link
Napa

#A39A87

Effervescent color link
Effervescent

#A8988E

Nomad color link
Nomad

#A19986

Asteroid color link
Asteroid

#A59692

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A3988C
  • RGB163, 152, 140
  • CMYK0, 4, 9, 36
  • CSSrgb(163, 152, 140)
  • HSL31°, 11%, 59%
  • HSL Precise31.304°, 11.111%, 59.412%
  • HSV31°, 14%, 64%
  • HSB31°, 14%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.639, 0.596, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.639, 0.596, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.639, 0.596, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA3988C
  • DECIMAL ID10721420
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01