Information about #A8957F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A8957F falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 149, 127) — 65.9% red, 58.4% green, 49.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 16 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A8957F reads as a softly toned warm orange and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Grayish Brown (#A8937D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Double Joss (#A69380) and Bronco (#A79781).

The recipe behind #A8957F is rgb(168, 149, 127), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A8957F: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. #A8957F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A8957F color variations

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

#A8957F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A8957F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A8957F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A8957F 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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#A8957F 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 #A8957F

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

Grayish Brown color link
Grayish Brown

#A8937D

Double Joss color link
Double Joss

#A69380

Bronco color link
Bronco

#A79781

Double Drought color link
Double Drought

#AC987D

Routeburn color link
Routeburn

#A59982

Half Gargoyle color link
Half Gargoyle

#A3927E

Rickshaw color link
Rickshaw

#AA917B

Raincloud color link
Raincloud

#A39881

Malta color link
Malta

#A59784

Triple Akaroa color link
Triple Akaroa

#A4977A

Neutral Beige color link
Neutral Beige

#AE9882

Double Bison Hide color link
Double Bison Hide

#A19781

#A8957F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8957F
  • RGB168, 149, 127
  • CMYK0, 7, 16, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 149, 127)
  • HSL32°, 19%, 58%
  • HSL Precise32.195°, 19.07%, 57.843%
  • HSV32°, 24%, 66%
  • HSB32°, 24%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.584, 0.498)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.584, 0.498, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.584, 0.498)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA8957F
  • DECIMAL ID11048319
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers323 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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