Information about #A15936 color

#A15936 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A15936 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(161, 89, 54) — 63.1% red, 34.9% green, 21.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 28 / 42 / 37. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A15936 reads as a confidently colored amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. 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 almost identical to Piper (#9D5432). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Red Ochre (#9F5233) and Vesuvius (#A85533).

The recipe behind #A15936 is rgb(161, 89, 54), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A15936: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A15936 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A15936 color variations

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

#A15936 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 #A15936

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

Piper color link
Piper

#9D5432

Red Ochre color link
Red Ochre

#9F5233

Vesuvius color link
Vesuvius

#A85533

Footloose color link
Footloose

#A4613A

Krakatoa color link
Krakatoa

#9D523B

Red Beech color link
Red Beech

#A1623B

Sepia Skin color link
Sepia Skin

#9E5B40

Heartwood color link
Heartwood

#A6602F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A15936
  • RGB161, 89, 54
  • CMYK0, 28, 42, 37
  • CSSrgb(161, 89, 54)
  • HSL20°, 50%, 42%
  • HSL Precise19.626°, 49.767%, 42.157%
  • HSV20°, 66%, 63%
  • HSB20°, 66%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • GLSLvec3(0.631, 0.349, 0.212)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.631, 0.349, 0.212, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.631, 0.349, 0.212)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA15936
  • DECIMAL ID10574134
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01