Information about #A76742 color

#A76742 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A76742 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(167, 103, 66) — 65.5% red, 40.4% green, 25.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 25 / 40 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A76742 reads as a confidently colored orange and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Earth (#A2653E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moderate Vermilion (#A8614A) and Moderate Tangelo (#A86D4A).

In RGB terms — rgb(167, 103, 66) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A76742 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 4.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A76742 color variations

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

#A76742 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 #A76742

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

Earth color link
Earth

#A2653E

Bourbon color link
Bourbon

#AF6C3E

Footloose color link
Footloose

#A4613A

Red Beech color link
Red Beech

#A1623B

Dark Gold color link
Dark Gold

#AA6C39

Rhapsody color link
Rhapsody

#AD603C

Bungy color link
Bungy

#AC713C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A76742
  • RGB167, 103, 66
  • CMYK0, 25, 40, 35
  • CSSrgb(167, 103, 66)
  • HSL22°, 43%, 46%
  • HSL Precise21.98°, 43.348%, 45.686%
  • HSV22°, 60%, 65%
  • HSB22°, 60%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.404
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.655, 0.404, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.655, 0.404, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.655, 0.404, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA76742
  • DECIMAL ID10970946
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01