Information about #A85838 color

#A85838 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A85838 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(168, 88, 56) — 65.9% red, 34.5% green, 22% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 31 / 44 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A85838 is a confidently colored amber-leaning orange that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Orange Roughy (#A85335). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Vesuvius (#A85533) and Brown Rust (#AF593E).

In RGB terms — rgb(168, 88, 56) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A85838: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A85838 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A85838 color variations

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

#A85838 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 #A85838

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

Vesuvius color link
Vesuvius

#A85533

Brown Rust color link
Brown Rust

#AF593E

Footloose color link
Footloose

#A4613A

Rhapsody color link
Rhapsody

#AD603C

Loquat Brown color link
Loquat Brown

#AB6134

Clove Dyed color link
Clove Dyed

#A96232

Red Ochre color link
Red Ochre

#9F5233

Heartwood color link
Heartwood

#A6602F

Red Beech color link
Red Beech

#A1623B

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A85838
  • RGB168, 88, 56
  • CMYK0, 31, 44, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 88, 56)
  • HSL17°, 50%, 44%
  • HSL Precise17.143°, 50%, 43.922%
  • HSV17°, 67%, 66%
  • HSB17°, 67%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.345, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.345, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.345, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA85838
  • DECIMAL ID11032632
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers35 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01