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#A0604B Color

#A0604B is rgb(160, 96, 75) in RGB, hsl(15, 36%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 53%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Coconut (#965A3E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.91. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A0604B
HEX#A0604B
RGBrgb(160, 96, 75)
HSLhsl(15, 36%, 46%)
HSVhsv(15, 53%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 53%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(55.6% 0.09 38.9)
LABlab(47.79% 25.08 23.60)
LCHlch(47.79% 34.44 43.26)

What #A0604B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A0604B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#A0604B Channel Values

How #A0604B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 160 · G 96 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 36% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 53% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 40% · Y 53% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.92:1 vs white · 4.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A0604B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A0604B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A0604B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #A0604B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A0604B.

How #A0604B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A0604B
Protanopia#6E6E4A
Protanomaly#85694B
Deuteranopia#7A7A47
Deuteranomaly#8B7049
Tritanopia#A15E5E
Tritanomaly#A15F57
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A0604B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a0604b: #A0604B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A0604B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a0604b': '#A0604B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.376, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_a0604b">#A0604B</color>
SVG fillfill="#A0604B"

More Orange Colors

#A0604B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A0604B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A0604B?

#A0604B is a mid-tone orange — rgb(160, 96, 75) in RGB and hsl(15, 36%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Coconut (#965A3E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.91.

What is the RGB value of #A0604B?

#A0604B is rgb(160, 96, 75) — red 160, green 96, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A0604B?

#A0604B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 53%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A0604B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A0604B scores 4.92:1 against white and 4.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A0604B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A0604B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 14.45, which is visibly different.

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