Information about #A97742 color

#A97742 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A97742 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(169, 119, 66) — 66.3% red, 46.7% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 40 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A97742 reads as a pleasantly vivid warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 Roasted Orange (#A67747). Slightly further away sit Metallic Bronze (#A97142) and Antique Copper (#A77146).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(169, 119, 66)), which gives #A97742 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A97742: 5.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for white. No one has named #A97742 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A97742 color variations

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

#A97742 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A97742 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A97742 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A97742 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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#A97742 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 #A97742

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

Roasted Orange color link
Roasted Orange

#A67747

Metallic Bronze color link
Metallic Bronze

#A97142

Antique Copper color link
Antique Copper

#A77146

Moderate Orange color link
Moderate Orange

#A8794A

Bronze Ii color link
Bronze Ii

#A67D3D

Bungy color link
Bungy

#AC713C

Pendragon color link
Pendragon

#B2723E

Durian color link
Durian

#B07939

Clay Brown color link
Clay Brown

#B2713D

Moderate Tangelo color link
Moderate Tangelo

#A86D4A

Double Kalgoorie Sands color link
Double Kalgoorie Sands

#A8724E

Bourbon color link
Bourbon

#AF6C3E

#A97742 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A97742
  • RGB169, 119, 66
  • CMYK0, 20, 40, 34
  • CSSrgb(169, 119, 66)
  • HSL31°, 44%, 46%
  • HSL Precise30.874°, 43.83%, 46.078%
  • HSV31°, 61%, 66%
  • HSB31°, 61%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.467, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.467, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.467, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB46.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA97742
  • DECIMAL ID11106114
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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