Information about #A87900 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A87900 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 121, 0) — 65.9% red, 47.5% green, 0% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 18 / 66 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A87900 reads as a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gold (#A57C00). Nearby in the Register you will also find Strong Amber (#A87E00) and Philippine Gold (#B17304).

The recipe behind #A87900 is rgb(168, 121, 0), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.9:1. No one has named #A87900 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A87900 color variations

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

#A87900 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 #A87900

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

#A87900 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A87900
  • RGB168, 121, 0
  • CMYK0, 18, 66, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 121, 0)
  • HSL43°, 100%, 33%
  • HSL Precise43.214°, 100%, 32.941%
  • HSV43°, 100%, 66%
  • HSB43°, 100%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.475, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.475, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.475, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA87900
  • DECIMAL ID11041024
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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