Information about #A48C74 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #A48C74 reads as a gently muted warm orange and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Triple Drought (#A48D70). Nearby in the Register you will also find Mongoose (#A58B6F) and Triple Sandcastle (#A38A6D).
The recipe behind #A48C74 is rgb(164, 140, 116), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A48C74 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A48C74 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#A48C74 color variations
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#A48C74 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A48C74 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A48C74 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A48C74 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A48C74 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #A48C74 color
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Nearest named colors to #A48C74
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A48D70
#A58B6F
#A38A6D
#9D8972
#9C8D72
#A4936F
#9C8773
#9B8F75
#A59578
#AA917B
#A8887D
#9D8B7C
#A48C74 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A48C74
- RGB164, 140, 116
- CMYK0, 9, 19, 36
- CSSrgb(164, 140, 116)
- HSL30°, 21%, 55%
- HSL Precise30°, 20.87%, 54.902%
- HSV30°, 29%, 64%
- HSB30°, 29%, 64%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
- GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.549, 0.455)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.549, 0.455, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.549, 0.455)
- Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDA48C74
- DECIMAL ID10783860
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers31 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
