Information about #A8805D color

#A8805D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A8805D falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(168, 128, 93) — 65.9% red, 50.2% green, 36.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 16 / 29 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned warm orange, #A8805D feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cafe Au Lait (#A67B5B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sanctuary (#A68459) and Medium Wood (#A68064).

The recipe behind #A8805D is rgb(168, 128, 93), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A8805D: 5.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. #A8805D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A8805D color variations

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#A8805D 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 #A8805D

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#A8805D
  • RGB168, 128, 93
  • CMYK0, 16, 29, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 128, 93)
  • HSL28°, 30%, 51%
  • HSL Precise28°, 30.12%, 51.176%
  • HSV28°, 45%, 66%
  • HSB28°, 45%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.502, 0.365)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.502, 0.365, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.502, 0.365)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA8805D
  • DECIMAL ID11042909
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01