Information about #A8731F color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #A8731F reads as a energetic, saturated orange and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Rapeseed Oil (#A17917). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Hot Toddy (#A7752C) and Zion (#AC7911).
In RGB terms — rgb(168, 115, 31) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A8731F: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A8731F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#A8731F color variations
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#A8731F color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A8731F color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A8731F color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A8731F color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A8731F 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #A8731F color
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Nearest named colors to #A8731F
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A17917
#A7752C
#AC7911
#9E8022
#B26F2C
#9D702E
#B5651E
#B5651D
#967117
#B56519
#A47D0E
#A48111
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A8731F
- RGB168, 115, 31
- CMYK0, 21, 54, 34
- CSSrgb(168, 115, 31)
- HSL37°, 69%, 39%
- HSL Precise36.788°, 68.844%, 39.02%
- HSV37°, 82%, 66%
- HSB37°, 82%, 66%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.451
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.122
- GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.451, 0.122)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.451, 0.122, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.451, 0.122)
- Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB45.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB12.2%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDA8731F
- DECIMAL ID11039519
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers1 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
