Information about Vindaloo color

#A74F20 - Vindaloo color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A74F20, known as "Vindaloo", falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(167, 79, 32) — 65.5% red, 31% green, 12.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 35 / 53 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A74F20 is a vivid, lively orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Rich Gold (#A15226). Slightly further away sit Hazard (#A3532A) and Ayers Rock (#AE451D).

In RGB terms — rgb(167, 79, 32) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A74F20: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Vindaloo" in the Register.

Vindaloo color variations

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

Vindaloo 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 Vindaloo

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

Rich Gold color link
Rich Gold

#A15226

Hazard color link
Hazard

#A3532A

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Rich Brown color link
Rich Brown

#964C1D

Hawaiian Tan color link
Hawaiian Tan

#99522B

Fox color link
Fox

#985629

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

Rock Spray color link
Rock Spray

#9D442D

Vindaloo color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A74F20
  • RGB167, 79, 32
  • CMYK0, 35, 53, 35
  • CSSrgb(167, 79, 32)
  • HSL21°, 68%, 39%
  • HSL Precise20.889°, 67.839%, 39.02%
  • HSV21°, 81%, 65%
  • HSB21°, 81%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • GLSLvec3(0.655, 0.310, 0.125)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.655, 0.310, 0.125, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.655, 0.310, 0.125)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA74F20
  • DECIMAL ID10964768
  • Name Length8
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