Information about #A7842A color

#A7842A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A7842A is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(167, 132, 42) — 65.5% red, 51.8% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 14 / 49 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A7842A presents itself as a clearly saturated warm orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Frizzell (#AD812F). Slightly further away sit Vintage Gold (#A28B23) and Hacienda (#9E8022).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(167, 132, 42)), which gives #A7842A its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A7842A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A7842A color variations

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

#A7842A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A7842A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A7842A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A7842A 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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#A7842A 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 #A7842A

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

Frizzell color link
Frizzell

#AD812F

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Hacienda color link
Hacienda

#9E8022

Pale Fallen Leaves color link
Pale Fallen Leaves

#AA8736

Hot Toddy color link
Hot Toddy

#A7752C

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Intrepid color link
Intrepid

#AB8439

University Of California Gold color link
University Of California Gold

#B78727

Alibi color link
Alibi

#988422

Lemon Ginger color link
Lemon Ginger

#968428

Mandalay color link
Mandalay

#B57B2E

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

#A7842A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A7842A
  • RGB167, 132, 42
  • CMYK0, 14, 49, 35
  • CSSrgb(167, 132, 42)
  • HSL43°, 60%, 41%
  • HSL Precise43.2°, 59.809%, 40.98%
  • HSV43°, 75%, 65%
  • HSB43°, 75%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.655, 0.518, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.655, 0.518, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.655, 0.518, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA7842A
  • DECIMAL ID10978346
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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