Information about #A36B23 color

#A36B23 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A36B23 falls into the Orange Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(163, 107, 35) — 63.9% red, 42% green, 13.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 22 / 50 / 36. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A36B23 presents itself as a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Buttered Rum (#9D702E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Hot Toddy (#A7752C) and Ochre Brown (#99632B).

In RGB terms — rgb(163, 107, 35) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A36B23: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A36B23 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A36B23 color variations

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

#A36B23 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 #A36B23

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

Buttered Rum color link
Buttered Rum

#9D702E

Hot Toddy color link
Hot Toddy

#A7752C

Ochre Brown color link
Ochre Brown

#99632B

Mai Tai color link
Mai Tai

#A56531

Heartwood color link
Heartwood

#A6602F

Sunshine color link
Sunshine

#9C6531

High Five color link
High Five

#B26F2C

Golden Brown color link
Golden Brown

#996515

Clove Dyed color link
Clove Dyed

#A96232

Rapeseed Oil color link
Rapeseed Oil

#A17917

Bistre Brown color link
Bistre Brown

#967117

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A36B23
  • RGB163, 107, 35
  • CMYK0, 22, 50, 36
  • CSSrgb(163, 107, 35)
  • HSL34°, 65%, 39%
  • HSL Precise33.75°, 64.646%, 38.824%
  • HSV34°, 79%, 64%
  • HSB34°, 79%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • GLSLvec3(0.639, 0.420, 0.137)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.639, 0.420, 0.137, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.639, 0.420, 0.137)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA36B23
  • DECIMAL ID10709795
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01