Information about #A6400C color

#A6400C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A6400C belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(166, 64, 12) — 65.1% red, 25.1% green, 4.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 40 / 60 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A6400C reads as a pure, full-strength amber-leaning 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 almost identical to Rusty Brown (#9E3C0E). Slightly further away sit Metallic Brown (#AC4313) and Strong Tangelo (#A83F00).

The recipe behind #A6400C is rgb(166, 64, 12), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A6400C: 6.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A6400C color variations

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

#A6400C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A6400C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A6400C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A6400C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A6400C 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A6400C

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

Metallic Brown color link
Metallic Brown

#AC4313

Strong Tangelo color link
Strong Tangelo

#A83F00

Oregon color link
Oregon

#9B4703

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Mars Orange color link
Mars Orange

#964514

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Chinese Red color link
Chinese Red

#AA381E

Chinese Brown color link
Chinese Brown

#AB381F

Citrine Brown color link
Citrine Brown

#933709

Deep Dumpling color link
Deep Dumpling

#9B351B

#A6400C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6400C
  • RGB166, 64, 12
  • CMYK0, 40, 60, 35
  • CSSrgb(166, 64, 12)
  • HSL20°, 87%, 35%
  • HSL Precise20.26°, 86.517%, 34.902%
  • HSV20°, 93%, 65%
  • HSB20°, 93%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.251, 0.047)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.251, 0.047, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.251, 0.047)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA6400C
  • DECIMAL ID10895372
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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