Information about #A8872A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A8872A falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(168, 135, 42) — 65.9% red, 52.9% green, 16.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 13 / 49 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A8872A presents itself as a strongly colored warm orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Frizzell (#AD812F). Slightly further away sit Vintage Gold (#A28B23) and Pale Fallen Leaves (#AA8736).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(168, 135, 42)), which gives #A8872A its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A8872A: 6.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A8872A color variations

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

#A8872A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A8872A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A8872A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A8872A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A8872A 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A8872A

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

Frizzell color link
Frizzell

#AD812F

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Pale Fallen Leaves color link
Pale Fallen Leaves

#AA8736

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Hacienda color link
Hacienda

#9E8022

University Of California Gold color link
University Of California Gold

#B78727

Intrepid color link
Intrepid

#AB8439

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Alibi color link
Alibi

#988422

Hot Toddy color link
Hot Toddy

#A7752C

Mandalay color link
Mandalay

#B57B2E

Lemon Ginger color link
Lemon Ginger

#968428

#A8872A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8872A
  • RGB168, 135, 42
  • CMYK0, 13, 49, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 135, 42)
  • HSL44°, 60%, 41%
  • HSL Precise44.286°, 60%, 41.176%
  • HSV44°, 75%, 66%
  • HSB44°, 75%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.529, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.529, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.529, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA8872A
  • DECIMAL ID11044650
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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