Information about #A17A21 color

#A17A21 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A17A21 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(161, 122, 33) — 63.1% red, 47.8% green, 12.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 50 / 37. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A17A21 reads as a strongly colored warm orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 a hair away from Hacienda (#9E8022). Slightly further away sit Rapeseed Oil (#A17917) and Alibi (#988422).

The recipe behind #A17A21 is rgb(161, 122, 33), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A17A21 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A17A21 color variations

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

#A17A21 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A17A21 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A17A21 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#987E41

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Grey

#808080

#A17A21 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A17A21 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
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#2147A1
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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
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#3B21A1
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#2187A1
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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
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#A13B21
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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
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#21A17A
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#7A21A1
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#47A121
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#2147A1
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#7A21A1
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#21A13B
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#2147A1
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#A12187
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Nearest named colors to #A17A21

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

Hacienda color link
Hacienda

#9E8022

Rapeseed Oil color link
Rapeseed Oil

#A17917

Alibi color link
Alibi

#988422

Hot Toddy color link
Hot Toddy

#A7752C

Lemon Ginger color link
Lemon Ginger

#968428

Buttered Rum color link
Buttered Rum

#9D702E

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Bistre Brown color link
Bistre Brown

#967117

Luxury Gold color link
Luxury Gold

#A48111

Zion color link
Zion

#AC7911

Golden Curry color link
Golden Curry

#A47D0E

Frizzell color link
Frizzell

#AD812F

#A17A21 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A17A21
  • RGB161, 122, 33
  • CMYK0, 15, 50, 37
  • CSSrgb(161, 122, 33)
  • HSL42°, 66%, 38%
  • HSL Precise41.719°, 65.979%, 38.039%
  • HSV42°, 80%, 63%
  • HSB42°, 80%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • GLSLvec3(0.631, 0.478, 0.129)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.631, 0.478, 0.129, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.631, 0.478, 0.129)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA17A21
  • DECIMAL ID10582561
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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