#a48738 Color Information

#a48738 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #a48738. In RGB, it consists of 64.3% Red, 52.9% Green, and 22.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 17.7% Magenta, 65.9% Yellow, and 35.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 43.9°, with saturation of 49.1% and lightness of 43.1%. The decimal value for #a48738 is 10782520, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999933. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a48738 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#a48738 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color164, 135, 56 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color64.3%, 52.9%, 22.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.357, 0.471, 0.780 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.177, 0.659, 0.357 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color43.9°, 49.1%, 43.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color43.9°, 65.9%, 64.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color24.688, 25.506, 7.363 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color96, 164, 56 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10782520 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color57.565, 1.928, 45.353 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)57.565, 45.394, 87.566 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color57.565, 24.060, 49.613 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color50.503, -1.125, 26.708 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.429, 0.443, 25.506 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288972600 / 0xffa48738 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999933 Copy
Last Updated: December 2, 2024

Shades of #a48738

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a48738, its pure hue is 43.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 49.1%, and its lightness is 43.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #a48738, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #151107 to #907631.

Tints of #a48738

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a48738, its pure hue is 43.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 49.1%, and its lightness is 43.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #a48738, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #af9651 to #f4f0e6.

Tones of #a48738

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a48738, its pure hue is 43.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 49.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #a48738, which range from #6e6e6e (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #dca100 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a48738

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a48738! For #a48738, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #a48738. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a48738

This color, #a48738, consists of 64.3% Red, 52.9% Green, and 22.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 164, Green = 135, Blue = 56. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a48738 is 0% Cyan, 17.7% Magenta, 65.9% Yellow, and 35.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R64.3%
C0.0%
G52.9%
M17.7%
B22.0%
Y65.9%
K35.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 164 135 56
Octal 244 207 70
Hexa #a4 #87 #38
Binary 10100100 10000111 00111000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 17 65 35
Octal 0 21 101 43
Hexa #00 #11 #41 #23
Binary 00000000 00010001 01000001 00100011

Analogous Colors of #a48738

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a48738 — which has hue 43.9° — its analogous colors are located at 13.9° and 73.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a48738.

Triadic Colors of #a48738

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #a48738 — which has hue 43.9° — its triadic colors are located at 43.9° and 283.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a48738.

Complementary Color of #a48738

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a48738 — which has hue 43.9° — its complementary color is located at 223.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a48738.

Split Complementary Colors of #a48738

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #a48738 — which has hue 43.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 43.9° and 253.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a48738.

Tetradic Colors of #a48738

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #a48738 — which has hue 43.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 313.9°, 43.9°, 133.9°, and 223.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a48738.

Monochromatic Colors of #a48738

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a48738, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #453d2a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e7c463 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a48738

We want to make getting started with #a48738 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a48738 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a48738 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #a48738 with other HTML elements.

#a48738 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a48738.
<span style="color: #a48738;">The color of this text is #a48738.</span>

#a48738 Background Color

The background color for this text is #a48738.
<div style="background-color: #a48738; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a48738.</div>

#a48738 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a48738.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a48738;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a48738.</span>

#a48738 Border Color

This is a div with border color #a48738.
<div style="border: #a48738 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a48738.</div>

#a48738 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a48738 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a48738; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a48738 on a white background.</div></div>

#a48738 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a48738 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a48738; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a48738 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a48738 to White

This is a gradient from #a48738 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a48738,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a48738,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a48738,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a48738,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a48738 to white.</div>

Gradient from #a48738 to Black

This is a gradient from #a48738 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a48738,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a48738,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a48738,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a48738,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a48738 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a48738

In addition to using #a48738 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #a48738 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a48738, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 164, Green = 135, Blue = 56). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a48738 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #a48738
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(164, 135, 56)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a48738; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a48738; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a48738; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(164, 135, 56);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a48738")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:164, green:135, blue:56, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:164 green:135 blue:56 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(164f, 135f, 56f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(164, 135, 56);
 

#a48738 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a48738 the same way. For those with color blindness, #a48738 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a48738 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a48738 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #a48738 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #a48738 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #a48738 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.4:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #a48738 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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