Information about #A9862D color

#A9862D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A9862D falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 134, 45) — 66.3% red, 52.5% green, 17.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 14 / 49 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A9862D 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 a hair away from Frizzell (#AD812F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pale Fallen Leaves (#AA8736) and Reef Gold (#A98D36).

The recipe behind #A9862D is rgb(169, 134, 45), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9862D: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A9862D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A9862D color variations

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

#A9862D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9862D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9862D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9862D 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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#A9862D 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 #A9862D

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

Frizzell color link
Frizzell

#AD812F

Pale Fallen Leaves color link
Pale Fallen Leaves

#AA8736

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Intrepid color link
Intrepid

#AB8439

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

University Of California Gold color link
University Of California Gold

#B78727

Mandalay color link
Mandalay

#B57B2E

Hacienda color link
Hacienda

#9E8022

Hot Toddy color link
Hot Toddy

#A7752C

Bronze Ii color link
Bronze Ii

#A67D3D

Noosa color link
Noosa

#B78038

#A9862D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9862D
  • RGB169, 134, 45
  • CMYK0, 14, 49, 34
  • CSSrgb(169, 134, 45)
  • HSL43°, 58%, 42%
  • HSL Precise43.065°, 57.944%, 41.961%
  • HSV43°, 73%, 66%
  • HSB43°, 73%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.525, 0.176)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.525, 0.176, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.525, 0.176)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA9862D
  • DECIMAL ID11109933
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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