Information about #A68A11 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #A68A11 reads as a energetic, saturated golden yellow and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Luxury Gold (#A48111). Nearby in the Register you will also find Yellowy Brown (#AE8B0C) and Dark Mustard (#A88905).
The recipe behind #A68A11 is rgb(166, 138, 17), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A68A11 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.3:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.4:1. #A68A11 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#A68A11 color variations
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#A68A11 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A68A11 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A68A11 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A68A11 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A68A11 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 #A68A11 color
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Nearest named colors to #A68A11
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A48111
#AE8B0C
#A88905
#9B870C
#AA8805
#A47D0E
#AB9004
#AC7D0C
#9F8303
#AC7911
#A28B23
#A17917
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A68A11
- RGB166, 138, 17
- CMYK0, 11, 58, 35
- CSSrgb(166, 138, 17)
- HSL49°, 81%, 36%
- HSL Precise48.725°, 81.421%, 35.882%
- HSV49°, 90%, 65%
- HSB49°, 90%, 65%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.067
- GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.541, 0.067)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.541, 0.067, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.541, 0.067)
- Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB6.7%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDA68A11
- DECIMAL ID10914321
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
