Information about #A57E1B color

#A57E1B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A57E1B falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(165, 126, 27) — 64.7% red, 49.4% green, 10.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 54 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A57E1B is a strongly colored warm orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Rapeseed Oil (#A17917). Slightly further away sit Hacienda (#9E8022) and Luxury Gold (#A48111).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(165, 126, 27)), which gives #A57E1B its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A57E1B: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A57E1B color variations

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#A57E1B 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 #A57E1B

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

Rapeseed Oil color link
Rapeseed Oil

#A17917

Hacienda color link
Hacienda

#9E8022

Luxury Gold color link
Luxury Gold

#A48111

Golden Curry color link
Golden Curry

#A47D0E

Zion color link
Zion

#AC7911

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Alibi color link
Alibi

#988422

Hot Toddy color link
Hot Toddy

#A7752C

Dark Yellow color link
Dark Yellow

#9B870C

Bistre Brown color link
Bistre Brown

#967117

Lemon Ginger color link
Lemon Ginger

#968428

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A57E1B
  • RGB165, 126, 27
  • CMYK0, 15, 54, 35
  • CSSrgb(165, 126, 27)
  • HSL43°, 72%, 38%
  • HSL Precise43.043°, 71.875%, 37.647%
  • HSV43°, 84%, 65%
  • HSB43°, 84%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.494, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.494, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.494, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA57E1B
  • DECIMAL ID10845723
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01