Information about #A86A3E color

#A86A3E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A86A3E falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(168, 106, 62) — 65.9% red, 41.6% green, 24.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 24 / 42 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A86A3E presents itself as a confidently colored amber-leaning orange — 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 Dark Gold (#AA6C39). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bourbon (#AF6C3E) and Earth (#A2653E).

In RGB terms — rgb(168, 106, 62) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A86A3E: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A86A3E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A86A3E color variations

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

#A86A3E 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 #A86A3E

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

Dark Gold color link
Dark Gold

#AA6C39

Bourbon color link
Bourbon

#AF6C3E

Earth color link
Earth

#A2653E

Bungy color link
Bungy

#AC713C

Footloose color link
Footloose

#A4613A

Red Beech color link
Red Beech

#A1623B

Rhapsody color link
Rhapsody

#AD603C

Clay Brown color link
Clay Brown

#B2713D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A86A3E
  • RGB168, 106, 62
  • CMYK0, 24, 42, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 106, 62)
  • HSL25°, 46%, 45%
  • HSL Precise24.906°, 46.087%, 45.098%
  • HSV25°, 63%, 66%
  • HSB25°, 63%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.416, 0.243)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.416, 0.243, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.416, 0.243)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA86A3E
  • DECIMAL ID11037246
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01