Information about #A9490A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A9490A falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 73, 10) — 66.3% red, 28.6% green, 3.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 38 / 62 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A9490A presents itself as a pure, full-strength warm orange — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Metallic Brown (#AC4313). Slightly further away sit Strong Tangelo (#A83F00) and Windsor Tan (#A75502).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(169, 73, 10)), which gives #A9490A its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A9490A: 5.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A9490A color variations

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

#A9490A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9490A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9490A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9490A 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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#A9490A 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 #A9490A

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

Metallic Brown color link
Metallic Brown

#AC4313

Strong Tangelo color link
Strong Tangelo

#A83F00

Windsor Tan color link
Windsor Tan

#A75502

Strong Orange color link
Strong Orange

#A85400

Oregon color link
Oregon

#9B4703

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Rusty Brown color link
Rusty Brown

#9E3C0E

Burnt Siena color link
Burnt Siena

#B75203

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Warm Brown color link
Warm Brown

#964E02

Mars Orange color link
Mars Orange

#964514

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

#A9490A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9490A
  • RGB169, 73, 10
  • CMYK0, 38, 62, 34
  • CSSrgb(169, 73, 10)
  • HSL24°, 89%, 35%
  • HSL Precise23.774°, 88.827%, 35.098%
  • HSV24°, 94%, 66%
  • HSB24°, 94%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.039
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.286, 0.039)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.286, 0.039, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.286, 0.039)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA9490A
  • DECIMAL ID11094282
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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