Information about #A8942E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A8942E is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(168, 148, 46) (65.9% red, 58% green, 18% blue), or CMYK 0 / 8 / 48 / 34 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A8942E is a confidently colored golden yellow that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Reef Gold (#A98D36). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pale Fallen Leaves (#AA8736) and Vintage Gold (#A28B23).

In RGB terms — rgb(168, 148, 46) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.0:1. No one has named #A8942E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A8942E color variations

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

#A8942E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A8942E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A8942E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A8942E 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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#A8942E 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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#2EA894
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#942EA8
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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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#42A82E
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#2E42A8
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#942EA8
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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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#A82E7F
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Nearest named colors to #A8942E

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

Pale Fallen Leaves color link
Pale Fallen Leaves

#AA8736

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Golden Lime color link
Golden Lime

#9A9739

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Intrepid color link
Intrepid

#AB8439

Frizzell color link
Frizzell

#AD812F

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

#A8942E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8942E
  • RGB168, 148, 46
  • CMYK0, 8, 48, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 148, 46)
  • HSL50°, 57%, 42%
  • HSL Precise50.164°, 57.009%, 41.961%
  • HSV50°, 73%, 66%
  • HSB50°, 73%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.580, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.580, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.580, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA8942E
  • DECIMAL ID11047982
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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