Information about #A1740C color

#A1740C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A1740C falls into the Orange Color FamilyFull Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(161, 116, 12) — 63.1% red, 45.5% green, 4.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 18 / 58 / 37. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A intensely saturated orange, #A1740C sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Golden Curry (#A47D0E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Rapeseed Oil (#A17917) and Zion (#AC7911).

In RGB terms — rgb(161, 116, 12) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A1740C color variations

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

#A1740C 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 #A1740C

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

Golden Curry color link
Golden Curry

#A47D0E

Rapeseed Oil color link
Rapeseed Oil

#A17917

Zion color link
Zion

#AC7911

Luxury Gold color link
Luxury Gold

#A48111

Puke Brown color link
Puke Brown

#947706

Gold color link
Gold

#A57C00

Bistre Brown color link
Bistre Brown

#967117

Strong Amber color link
Strong Amber

#A87E00

Diarrhea color link
Diarrhea

#9F8303

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A1740C
  • RGB161, 116, 12
  • CMYK0, 18, 58, 37
  • CSSrgb(161, 116, 12)
  • HSL42°, 86%, 34%
  • HSL Precise41.879°, 86.127%, 33.922%
  • HSV42°, 93%, 63%
  • HSB42°, 93%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • GLSLvec3(0.631, 0.455, 0.047)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.631, 0.455, 0.047, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.631, 0.455, 0.047)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA1740C
  • DECIMAL ID10581004
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01