Information about #A26515 color

#A26515 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A26515 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(162, 101, 21) (63.5% red, 39.6% green, 8.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 24 / 55 / 36 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A26515 presents itself as a energetic, saturated orange — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Golden Brown (#996515). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bistre Brown (#967117) and Pumpkin Skin (#B1610B).

In RGB terms — rgb(162, 101, 21) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A26515: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A26515 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A26515 color variations

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

#A26515 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 #A26515

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

Golden Brown color link
Golden Brown

#996515

Bistre Brown color link
Bistre Brown

#967117

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Rapeseed Oil color link
Rapeseed Oil

#A17917

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Zion color link
Zion

#AC7911

Ochre Brown color link
Ochre Brown

#99632B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A26515
  • RGB162, 101, 21
  • CMYK0, 24, 55, 36
  • CSSrgb(162, 101, 21)
  • HSL34°, 77%, 36%
  • HSL Precise34.043°, 77.049%, 35.882%
  • HSV34°, 87%, 64%
  • HSB34°, 87%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.635, 0.396, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.635, 0.396, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.635, 0.396, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA26515
  • DECIMAL ID10642709
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01