Information about #A48937 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A confidently colored yellow, #A48937 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pale Fallen Leaves (#AA8736). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Reef Gold (#A98D36) and Intrepid (#AB8439).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(164, 137, 55)), which gives #A48937 its character. If you plan to put text on a #A48937 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#A48937 color variations
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#A48937 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A48937 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A48937 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A48937 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A48937 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 #A48937 color
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Nearest named colors to #A48937
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#AA8736
#A98D36
#AB8439
#AD8A3B
#AB8D3F
#9A883E
#A67D3D
#AD812F
#B0903D
#9C7C38
#9A9739
#928C3C
#A48937 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A48937
- RGB164, 137, 55
- CMYK0, 11, 43, 36
- CSSrgb(164, 137, 55)
- HSL45°, 50%, 43%
- HSL Precise45.138°, 49.772%, 42.941%
- HSV45°, 66%, 64%
- HSB45°, 66%, 64%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
- GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.537, 0.216)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.537, 0.216, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.537, 0.216)
- Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDA48937
- DECIMAL ID10783031
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
