Information about Moderate Gamboge color

#A8854A - Moderate Gamboge color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A8854A, known as "Moderate Gamboge", falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 133, 74) — 65.9% red, 52.2% green, 29% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 14 / 37 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A8854A reads as a softly balanced amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Muddy Waters (#A9844F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brown Beige (#AB814F) and Teak (#AB8953).

The recipe behind #A8854A is rgb(168, 133, 74), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A8854A: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. The name "Moderate Gamboge" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Moderate Gamboge color variations

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

Moderate Gamboge color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Moderate Gamboge

#A8854A
#BD9E68

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#CDB68E

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#DECEB3

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#EEE6D9

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White

#FFFFFF

Moderate Gamboge color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Moderate Gamboge

#A8854A
#85693A

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#634F2B

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#42341D

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#211A0E

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Black

#000000

Moderate Gamboge color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Moderate Gamboge

#A8854A
Boardwalk

#9F8353
#97825E

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#8F8169

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#878074

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Grey

#808080

Moderate Gamboge 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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Moderate Gamboge

#A8854A
#A65E49

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#A64958

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#A6497E

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Moderate Gamboge 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
#A8854A
Moderate Gamboge

#A8854A

#496BA7
#496BA7

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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
#A8854A
Moderate Gamboge

#A8854A

#5649A7
#5649A7

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#499AA7
#499AA7

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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
#9AA749
#9AA749

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#A8854A
Moderate Gamboge

#A8854A

#A75649
#A75649

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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
#A8854A
Moderate Gamboge

#A8854A

#49A784
#49A784

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#8449A7
#8449A7

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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
#A8854A
Moderate Gamboge

#A8854A

#6BA749
#6BA749

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#496BA7
#496BA7

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#8449A7
#8449A7

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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
#A8854A
Moderate Gamboge

#A8854A

#49A756
#49A756

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#496BA7
#496BA7

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#A7499A
#A7499A

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Nearest named colors to Moderate Gamboge

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Muddy Waters color link
Muddy Waters

#A9844F

Brown Beige color link
Brown Beige

#AB814F

Teak color link
Teak

#AB8953

Moderate Orange color link
Moderate Orange

#A8794A

Moderate Amber color link
Moderate Amber

#A8914A

Boardwalk color link
Boardwalk

#9F8353

Willow Tea color link
Willow Tea

#9C8A4D

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Roasted Orange color link
Roasted Orange

#A67747

Golden Quartz Ochre color link
Golden Quartz Ochre

#AA8A58

Muesli color link
Muesli

#9E7E53

Sanctuary color link
Sanctuary

#A68459

Moderate Gamboge color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8854A
  • RGB168, 133, 74
  • CMYK0, 14, 37, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 133, 74)
  • HSL38°, 39%, 47%
  • HSL Precise37.66°, 38.843%, 47.451%
  • HSV38°, 56%, 66%
  • HSB38°, 56%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.522, 0.290)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.522, 0.290, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.522, 0.290)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA8854A
  • DECIMAL ID11044170
  • Name Length16
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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