Information about #A68878 color

#A68878 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A68878 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(166, 136, 120) (65.1% red, 53.3% green, 47.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 12 / 18 / 35 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A68878 presents itself as a calm, restrained amber-leaning orange — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Grayish Vermilion (#A8887D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pharlap (#A3807B) and Mongoose (#A58B6F).

In RGB terms — rgb(166, 136, 120) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A68878 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.4:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A68878 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A68878 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A68878 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A68878 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A68878 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A68878 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A68878

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

Grayish Vermilion color link
Grayish Vermilion

#A8887D

Pharlap color link
Pharlap

#A3807B

Mongoose color link
Mongoose

#A58B6F

Triple Drought color link
Triple Drought

#A48D70

Heirloom color link
Heirloom

#9D8B7C

Rickshaw color link
Rickshaw

#AA917B

Autumn Beige color link
Autumn Beige

#AF8D7A

Half Nullarbor color link
Half Nullarbor

#9D8972

Triple Joss color link
Triple Joss

#9C8773

Triple Sandcastle color link
Triple Sandcastle

#A38A6D

Half Gargoyle color link
Half Gargoyle

#A3927E

Almond Frost color link
Almond Frost

#9A8678

#A68878 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A68878
  • RGB166, 136, 120
  • CMYK0, 12, 18, 35
  • CSSrgb(166, 136, 120)
  • HSL21°, 21%, 56%
  • HSL Precise20.87°, 20.536%, 56.078%
  • HSV21°, 28%, 65%
  • HSB21°, 28%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.533, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.533, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.533, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA68878
  • DECIMAL ID10913912
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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