Information about #A55922 color

#A55922 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A55922 falls into the Orange Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(165, 89, 34) — 64.7% red, 34.9% green, 13.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 30 / 51 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A55922 reads as a strongly colored warm orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rich Gold (#A15226). Slightly further away sit Hazard (#A3532A) and Vindaloo (#A74F20).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(165, 89, 34)), which gives #A55922 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A55922: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A55922 color variations

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

#A55922 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 #A55922

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

Rich Gold color link
Rich Gold

#A15226

Hazard color link
Hazard

#A3532A

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Heartwood color link
Heartwood

#A6602F

Fox color link
Fox

#985629

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

Hawaiian Tan color link
Hawaiian Tan

#99522B

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Vesuvius color link
Vesuvius

#A85533

Ochre Brown color link
Ochre Brown

#99632B

Piper color link
Piper

#9D5432

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A55922
  • RGB165, 89, 34
  • CMYK0, 30, 51, 35
  • CSSrgb(165, 89, 34)
  • HSL25°, 66%, 39%
  • HSL Precise25.191°, 65.829%, 39.02%
  • HSV25°, 79%, 65%
  • HSB25°, 79%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.349, 0.133)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.349, 0.133, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.349, 0.133)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA55922
  • DECIMAL ID10836258
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01