Information about Grayish Brown color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #A8937D reads as a calm, restrained orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Rickshaw (#AA917B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Double Joss (#A69380) and Half Gargoyle (#A3927E).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(168, 147, 125)), which gives #A8937D its character. If you plan to put text on a #A8937D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.9:1. The name "Grayish Brown" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Grayish Brown color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Grayish Brown color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Grayish Brown color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Grayish Brown color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Grayish Brown color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Grayish Brown 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Grayish Brown color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Grayish Brown
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#AA917B
#A69380
#A3927E
#A79781
#A59578
#A4977A
#AC987D
#AF937D
#A99877
#A39881
#A59982
#A59784
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A8937D
- RGB168, 147, 125
- CMYK0, 8, 17, 34
- CSSrgb(168, 147, 125)
- HSL31°, 20%, 57%
- HSL Precise30.698°, 19.816%, 57.451%
- HSV31°, 26%, 66%
- HSB31°, 26%, 66%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.576
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.490
- GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.576, 0.490)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.576, 0.490, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.576, 0.490)
- Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB57.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB49%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDA8937D
- DECIMAL ID11047805
- Name Length13
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- Counting from2025-01-01
