Information about #A68308 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#A68308 is a pure, full-strength golden yellow that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Mustard (#A88905). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Golden Palm (#AA8805) and Diarrhea (#9F8303).
In RGB terms — rgb(166, 131, 8) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A68308 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.6:1. No one has named #A68308 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#A68308 color variations
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#A68308 color tints
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#A68308 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A68308 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A68308 color hues
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#A68308 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 #A68308 color
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Nearest named colors to #A68308
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A88905
#AA8805
#9F8303
#A47D0E
#AC7D0C
#A48111
#A87E00
#A57C00
#AE8B0C
#9B870C
#AB9004
#AC7911
#A68308 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A68308
- RGB166, 131, 8
- CMYK0, 14, 62, 35
- CSSrgb(166, 131, 8)
- HSL47°, 91%, 34%
- HSL Precise46.709°, 90.805%, 34.118%
- HSV47°, 95%, 65%
- HSB47°, 95%, 65%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.514
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.031
- GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.514, 0.031)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.514, 0.031, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.514, 0.031)
- Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB51.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB3.1%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDA68308
- DECIMAL ID10912520
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01



