Information about #A46E35 color

#A46E35 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A46E35 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(164, 110, 53) — 64.3% red, 43.1% green, 20.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 21 / 44 / 36. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A46E35 reads as a confidently colored amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Gold (#AA6C39). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Mai Tai (#A56531) and Carnegie Hero Gold (#9D6F3C).

The recipe behind #A46E35 is rgb(164, 110, 53), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A46E35: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A46E35 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A46E35 color variations

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

#A46E35 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 #A46E35

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

Dark Gold color link
Dark Gold

#AA6C39

Mai Tai color link
Mai Tai

#A56531

Leather color link
Leather

#AC7434

Buttered Rum color link
Buttered Rum

#9D702E

Bungy color link
Bungy

#AC713C

Hot Toddy color link
Hot Toddy

#A7752C

Sunshine color link
Sunshine

#9C6531

Earth color link
Earth

#A2653E

Clove Dyed color link
Clove Dyed

#A96232

Red Beech color link
Red Beech

#A1623B

Footloose color link
Footloose

#A4613A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A46E35
  • RGB164, 110, 53
  • CMYK0, 21, 44, 36
  • CSSrgb(164, 110, 53)
  • HSL31°, 51%, 43%
  • HSL Precise30.811°, 51.152%, 42.549%
  • HSV31°, 68%, 64%
  • HSB31°, 68%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.431, 0.208)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.431, 0.208, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.431, 0.208)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA46E35
  • DECIMAL ID10776117
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01