Information about #A66A36 color

#A66A36 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A66A36 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(166, 106, 54) — 65.1% red, 41.6% green, 21.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 24 / 44 / 35. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A66A36 reads as a clearly saturated 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 Clove Dyed (#A96232).

The recipe behind #A66A36 is rgb(166, 106, 54), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A66A36: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. #A66A36 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A66A36 color variations

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#A66A36 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 #A66A36

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

Clove Dyed color link
Clove Dyed

#A96232

Footloose color link
Footloose

#A4613A

Earth color link
Earth

#A2653E

Loquat Brown color link
Loquat Brown

#AB6134

Red Beech color link
Red Beech

#A1623B

Bungy color link
Bungy

#AC713C

Leather color link
Leather

#AC7434

Heartwood color link
Heartwood

#A6602F

Bourbon color link
Bourbon

#AF6C3E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A66A36
  • RGB166, 106, 54
  • CMYK0, 24, 44, 35
  • CSSrgb(166, 106, 54)
  • HSL28°, 51%, 43%
  • HSL Precise27.857°, 50.909%, 43.137%
  • HSV28°, 67%, 65%
  • HSB28°, 67%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.416, 0.212)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.416, 0.212, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.416, 0.212)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA66A36
  • DECIMAL ID10906166
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01