Information about #A88A38 color

#A88A38 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A88A38 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 138, 56) — 65.9% red, 54.1% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 12 / 44 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A88A38 is a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Reef Gold (#A98D36). Slightly further away sit Pale Fallen Leaves (#AA8736) and Alpine (#AD8A3B).

In RGB terms — rgb(168, 138, 56) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A88A38 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A88A38 color variations

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#A88A38 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 #A88A38

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

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Intrepid color link
Intrepid

#AB8439

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Frizzell color link
Frizzell

#AD812F

Bronze Ii color link
Bronze Ii

#A67D3D

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Jandal color link
Jandal

#B78239

Noosa color link
Noosa

#B78038

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A88A38
  • RGB168, 138, 56
  • CMYK0, 12, 44, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 138, 56)
  • HSL44°, 50%, 44%
  • HSL Precise43.929°, 50%, 43.922%
  • HSV44°, 67%, 66%
  • HSB44°, 67%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.541, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.541, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.541, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA88A38
  • DECIMAL ID11045432
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01