Information about #A78A2B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A78A2B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(167, 138, 43) — 65.5% red, 54.1% green, 16.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 49 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A78A2B presents itself as a confidently colored golden yellow — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Vintage Gold (#A28B23). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Frizzell (#AD812F) and Reef Gold (#A98D36).

In RGB terms — rgb(167, 138, 43) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A78A2B: 6.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A78A2B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A78A2B color variations

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

#A78A2B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A78A2B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A78A2B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A78A2B 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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#A78A2B 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 #A78A2B

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

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Frizzell color link
Frizzell

#AD812F

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Pale Fallen Leaves color link
Pale Fallen Leaves

#AA8736

Intrepid color link
Intrepid

#AB8439

Hacienda color link
Hacienda

#9E8022

University Of California Gold color link
University Of California Gold

#B78727

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Lemon Ginger color link
Lemon Ginger

#968428

Alibi color link
Alibi

#988422

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Mandalay color link
Mandalay

#B57B2E

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A78A2B
  • RGB167, 138, 43
  • CMYK0, 11, 49, 35
  • CSSrgb(167, 138, 43)
  • HSL46°, 59%, 41%
  • HSL Precise45.968°, 59.048%, 41.176%
  • HSV46°, 74%, 65%
  • HSB46°, 74%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.655, 0.541, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.655, 0.541, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.655, 0.541, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA78A2B
  • DECIMAL ID10979883
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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