Information about #A8804C color

#A8804C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A8804C falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 128, 76) — 65.9% red, 50.2% green, 29.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 36 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A8804C is a moderately toned 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 practically indistinguishable from Brown Beige (#AB814F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Muddy Waters (#A9844F) and Moderate Gamboge (#A8854A).

In RGB terms — rgb(168, 128, 76) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A8804C: 5.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. #A8804C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A8804C color variations

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

#A8804C 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 #A8804C

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8804C
  • RGB168, 128, 76
  • CMYK0, 16, 36, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 128, 76)
  • HSL34°, 38%, 48%
  • HSL Precise33.913°, 37.705%, 47.843%
  • HSV34°, 55%, 66%
  • HSB34°, 55%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.502, 0.298)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.502, 0.298, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.502, 0.298)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA8804C
  • DECIMAL ID11042892
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01