Information about #A17516 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#A17516 presents itself as a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rapeseed Oil (#A17917). Nearby in the Register you will also find Golden Curry (#A47D0E) and Bistre Brown (#967117).
In RGB terms — rgb(161, 117, 22) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.1:1. No one has named #A17516 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#A17516 color variations
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#A17516 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A17516 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A17516 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A17516 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A17516 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #A17516 color
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Nearest named colors to #A17516
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A17917
#A47D0E
#967117
#AC7911
#A48111
#9E8022
#AC7D0C
#996515
#8E7618
#947706
#988422
#9B870C
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A17516
- RGB161, 117, 22
- CMYK0, 17, 55, 37
- CSSrgb(161, 117, 22)
- HSL41°, 76%, 36%
- HSL Precise41.007°, 75.956%, 35.882%
- HSV41°, 86%, 63%
- HSB41°, 86%, 63%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.631
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.459
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
- GLSLvec3(0.631, 0.459, 0.086)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.631, 0.459, 0.086, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.631, 0.459, 0.086)
- Percentage of Red in RGB63.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB45.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDA17516
- DECIMAL ID10581270
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
