Information about Orange Roughy color

#A85335 - Orange Roughy color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A85335, known as "Orange Roughy", falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 83, 53) — 65.9% red, 32.5% green, 20.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 33 / 45 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A85335 reads as a pleasantly vivid orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Vesuvius (#A85533). Slightly further away sit Red Stage (#AD522E) and Rose Of Sharon (#AC512D).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(168, 83, 53)), which gives #A85335 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A85335: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for black. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Orange Roughy" in the Register.

Orange Roughy color variations

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

Orange Roughy 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 Orange Roughy

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

Vesuvius color link
Vesuvius

#A85533

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

Red Ochre color link
Red Ochre

#9F5233

Wilted Brown color link
Wilted Brown

#AB4C3D

Piper color link
Piper

#9D5432

Hazard color link
Hazard

#A3532A

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Krakatoa color link
Krakatoa

#9D523B

Brown Rust color link
Brown Rust

#AF593E

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

Loquat Brown color link
Loquat Brown

#AB6134

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A85335
  • RGB168, 83, 53
  • CMYK0, 33, 45, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 83, 53)
  • HSL16°, 52%, 43%
  • HSL Precise15.652°, 52.036%, 43.333%
  • HSV16°, 68%, 66%
  • HSB16°, 68%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.325, 0.208)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.325, 0.208, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.325, 0.208)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA85335
  • DECIMAL ID11031349
  • Name Length13
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