Information about #A4988E color

#A4988E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A4988E falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(164, 152, 142) — 64.3% red, 59.6% green, 55.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 9 / 36. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained orange, #A4988E appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Rockbottom (#A29A8E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Triple Truffle (#A39B8E) and Effervescent (#A8988E).

In RGB terms — rgb(164, 152, 142) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A4988E: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A4988E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A4988E color variations

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#A4988E 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 #A4988E

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A4988E
  • RGB164, 152, 142
  • CMYK0, 5, 9, 36
  • CSSrgb(164, 152, 142)
  • HSL27°, 11%, 60%
  • HSL Precise27.273°, 10.784%, 60%
  • HSV27°, 13%, 64%
  • HSB27°, 13%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.596, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.596, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.596, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA4988E
  • DECIMAL ID10786958
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01