Information about #A97241 color

#A97241 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A97241 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(169, 114, 65) — 66.3% red, 44.7% green, 25.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 22 / 41 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A97241 is a confidently colored orange that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Metallic Bronze (#A97142). Nearby in the Register you will also find Antique Copper (#A77146) and Bungy (#AC713C).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(169, 114, 65)), which gives #A97241 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.1:1. No one has named #A97241 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A97241 color variations

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

#A97241 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 #A97241

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

Bungy color link
Bungy

#AC713C

Bourbon color link
Bourbon

#AF6C3E

Pendragon color link
Pendragon

#B2723E

Clay Brown color link
Clay Brown

#B2713D

Dark Gold color link
Dark Gold

#AA6C39

Bronze Ii color link
Bronze Ii

#A67D3D

Durian color link
Durian

#B07939

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A97241
  • RGB169, 114, 65
  • CMYK0, 22, 41, 34
  • CSSrgb(169, 114, 65)
  • HSL28°, 44%, 46%
  • HSL Precise28.269°, 44.444%, 45.882%
  • HSV28°, 62%, 66%
  • HSB28°, 62%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.447, 0.255)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.447, 0.255, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.447, 0.255)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA97241
  • DECIMAL ID11104833
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers2 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01