Information about #A88021 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#A88021 is a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Hacienda (#9E8022). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Vintage Gold (#A28B23) and Rapeseed Oil (#A17917).
In RGB terms — rgb(168, 128, 33) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A88021: 5.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A88021 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#A88021 color variations
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#A88021 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A88021 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A88021 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A88021 color hues
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#A88021 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 #A88021 color
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Nearest named colors to #A88021
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9E8022
#A28B23
#A17917
#AD812F
#A7752C
#988422
#A48111
#B78727
#AC7911
#B57B2E
#A47D0E
#968428
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A88021
- RGB168, 128, 33
- CMYK0, 16, 53, 34
- CSSrgb(168, 128, 33)
- HSL42°, 67%, 39%
- HSL Precise42.222°, 67.164%, 39.412%
- HSV42°, 80%, 66%
- HSB42°, 80%, 66%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.129
- GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.502, 0.129)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.502, 0.129, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.502, 0.129)
- Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB12.9%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDA88021
- DECIMAL ID11042849
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
