Information about #A23600 color

#A23600 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A23600 falls into the Orange Color FamilyFull Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(162, 54, 0) — 63.5% red, 21.2% green, 0% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 42 / 64 / 36. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A23600 is a intensely saturated warm orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Strong Tangelo (#A83F00). Slightly further away sit Strong Vermilion (#A82A00) and Rusty Brown (#9E3C0E).

The recipe behind #A23600 is rgb(162, 54, 0), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. #A23600 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A23600 color variations

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

#A23600 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 #A23600

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

Rusty Brown color link
Rusty Brown

#9E3C0E

Iced Tea color link
Iced Tea

#923C01

Rust Red color link
Rust Red

#AA2704

Oregon color link
Oregon

#9B4703

Burnt Red color link
Burnt Red

#9F2305

Brown Red color link
Brown Red

#922B05

Tabasco color link
Tabasco

#A02712

Rust Brown color link
Rust Brown

#8B3103

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A23600
  • RGB162, 54, 0
  • CMYK0, 42, 64, 36
  • CSSrgb(162, 54, 0)
  • HSL20°, 100%, 32%
  • HSL Precise20°, 100%, 31.765%
  • HSV20°, 100%, 64%
  • HSB20°, 100%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.635, 0.212, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.635, 0.212, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.635, 0.212, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB21.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA23600
  • DECIMAL ID10630656
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01