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#A06518 Color

#A06518 is rgb(160, 101, 24) in RGB, hsl(34, 74%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 85%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Golden Brown (#996515), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.35. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A06518
HEX#A06518
RGBrgb(160, 101, 24)
HSLhsl(34, 74%, 36%)
HSVhsv(34, 85%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 85%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(55.9% 0.114 67.1)
LABlab(48.52% 20.18 49.69)
LCHlch(48.52% 53.63 67.90)

What #A06518 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 #A06518, 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 brown in the library.

#A06518 Channel Values

How #A06518 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 101 · B 248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 74% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 85% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 85% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.81:1 vs white · 4.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A06518 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 text4.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A06518

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A06518; 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 #A06518

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 #A06518.

How #A06518 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#A06518
Protanopia#727216
Protanomaly#876D17
Deuteranopia#7D7D0A
Deuteranomaly#8C7411
Tritanopia#A35F5F
Tritanomaly#A2624C
Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #A06518 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a06518: #A06518;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A06518;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a06518': '#A06518' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.396, blue: 0.094)
Android XML<color name="color_a06518">#A06518</color>
SVG fillfill="#A06518"

More Brown Colors

#A06518 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A06518 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A06518?

#A06518 is a dark brown — rgb(160, 101, 24) in RGB and hsl(34, 74%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.35.

What is the RGB value of #A06518?

#A06518 is rgb(160, 101, 24) — red 160, green 101, and blue 24 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A06518?

#A06518 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 85%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A06518 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A06518 scores 4.81:1 against white and 4.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A06518 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A06518 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.3, which is visibly different.

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