Information about #A9542C color

#A9542C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A9542C belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(169, 84, 44) (66.3% red, 32.9% green, 17.3% blue), or CMYK 0 / 33 / 49 / 34 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A9542C presents itself as a confidently colored amber-leaning orange — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Rose Of Sharon (#AC512D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Red Stage (#AD522E) and Hazard (#A3532A).

The recipe behind #A9542C is rgb(169, 84, 44), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A9542C: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A9542C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A9542C color variations

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

#A9542C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9542C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9542C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9542C 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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#A9542C 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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#AA2C43
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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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#2CAA54
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#542CAA
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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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#82AA2C
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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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#932CAA
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Nearest named colors to #A9542C

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

Rose Of Sharon color link
Rose Of Sharon

#AC512D

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

Hazard color link
Hazard

#A3532A

Vesuvius color link
Vesuvius

#A85533

Orange Roughy color link
Orange Roughy

#A85335

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Rich Gold color link
Rich Gold

#A15226

Red Ochre color link
Red Ochre

#9F5233

Heartwood color link
Heartwood

#A6602F

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Piper color link
Piper

#9D5432

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

#A9542C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9542C
  • RGB169, 84, 44
  • CMYK0, 33, 49, 34
  • CSSrgb(169, 84, 44)
  • HSL19°, 59%, 42%
  • HSL Precise19.2°, 58.685%, 41.765%
  • HSV19°, 74%, 66%
  • HSB19°, 74%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.329
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.329, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.329, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.329, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA9542C
  • DECIMAL ID11097132
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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