Information about #A7840F color

#A7840F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A7840F belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(167, 132, 15) — 65.5% red, 51.8% green, 5.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 14 / 60 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A7840F is a vivid, lively yellow that sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 Luxury Gold (#A48111). Nearby in the Register you will also find Golden Curry (#A47D0E) and Dark Golden Yellow (#AC7D0C).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(167, 132, 15)), which gives #A7840F its character. If you plan to put text on a #A7840F background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A7840F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A7840F color variations

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

#A7840F 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 #A7840F

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A7840F
  • RGB167, 132, 15
  • CMYK0, 14, 60, 35
  • CSSrgb(167, 132, 15)
  • HSL46°, 84%, 36%
  • HSL Precise46.184°, 83.516%, 35.686%
  • HSV46°, 91%, 65%
  • HSB46°, 91%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.059
  • GLSLvec3(0.655, 0.518, 0.059)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.655, 0.518, 0.059, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.655, 0.518, 0.059)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA7840F
  • DECIMAL ID10978319
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01