Information about #A78959 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A78959 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(167, 137, 89) (65.5% red, 53.7% green, 34.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 12 / 31 / 35 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A78959 presents itself as a moderately toned amber-leaning orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Golden Quartz Ochre (#AA8A58). Slightly further away sit Sanctuary (#A68459) and Dark Sand (#A88F59).

The recipe behind #A78959 is rgb(167, 137, 89), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A78959: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A78959 color variations

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

#A78959 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A78959 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A78959 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A78959 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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#A78959 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 #A78959

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

Golden Quartz Ochre color link
Golden Quartz Ochre

#AA8A58

Sanctuary color link
Sanctuary

#A68459

Dark Sand color link
Dark Sand

#A88F59

Teak color link
Teak

#AB8953

Police Khaki color link
Police Khaki

#A38F58

Muddy Waters color link
Muddy Waters

#A9844F

Boardwalk color link
Boardwalk

#9F8353

Triple Doeskin color link
Triple Doeskin

#9F8460

Gold Rush color link
Gold Rush

#A28A64

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Brown Beige color link
Brown Beige

#AB814F

Cafe Au Lait color link
Cafe Au Lait

#A67B5B

#A78959 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A78959
  • RGB167, 137, 89
  • CMYK0, 12, 31, 35
  • CSSrgb(167, 137, 89)
  • HSL37°, 31%, 50%
  • HSL Precise36.923°, 30.709%, 50.196%
  • HSV37°, 47%, 65%
  • HSB37°, 47%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.655, 0.537, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.655, 0.537, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.655, 0.537, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA78959
  • DECIMAL ID10979673
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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