Information about #A85C38 color

#A85C38 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A85C38 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 92, 56) — 65.9% red, 36.1% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 30 / 44 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A85C38 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 Footloose (#A4613A). Slightly further away sit Loquat Brown (#AB6134) and Rhapsody (#AD603C).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(168, 92, 56)), which gives #A85C38 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 4.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A85C38 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A85C38 color variations

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

#A85C38 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A85C38 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Waiwherowhero

#86492C
#643621

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Black

#000000

#A85C38 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A85C38 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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#A85C38 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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#3885A8
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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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#384DA8
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#38A894
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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 #A85C38

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

Footloose color link
Footloose

#A4613A

Loquat Brown color link
Loquat Brown

#AB6134

Rhapsody color link
Rhapsody

#AD603C

Clove Dyed color link
Clove Dyed

#A96232

Vesuvius color link
Vesuvius

#A85533

Orange Roughy color link
Orange Roughy

#A85335

Red Beech color link
Red Beech

#A1623B

Brown Rust color link
Brown Rust

#AF593E

Heartwood color link
Heartwood

#A6602F

Mai Tai color link
Mai Tai

#A56531

Earth color link
Earth

#A2653E

Sepia Skin color link
Sepia Skin

#9E5B40

#A85C38 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A85C38
  • RGB168, 92, 56
  • CMYK0, 30, 44, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 92, 56)
  • HSL19°, 50%, 44%
  • HSL Precise19.286°, 50%, 43.922%
  • HSV19°, 67%, 66%
  • HSB19°, 67%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.361, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.361, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.361, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA85C38
  • DECIMAL ID11033656
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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