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#A06546 Color

#A06546 is rgb(160, 101, 70) in RGB, hsl(21, 39%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 56%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Coconut (#965A3E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.34. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A06546
HEX#A06546
RGBrgb(160, 101, 70)
HSLhsl(21, 39%, 45%)
HSVhsv(21, 56%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 56%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.089 48.1)
LABlab(48.91% 22.07 27.85)
LCHlch(48.91% 35.54 51.61)

What #A06546 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 #A06546, 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.

#A06546 Channel Values

How #A06546 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 708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 39% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 56% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 56% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.72:1 vs white · 4.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A06546 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 text4.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A06546

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A06546; 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 #A06546

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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Shades

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How #A06546 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#A06546
Protanopia#727245
Protanomaly#876D46
Deuteranopia#7D7D42
Deuteranomaly#8C7444
Tritanopia#A26262
Tritanomaly#A16358
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A06546 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a06546: #A06546;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A06546;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a06546': '#A06546' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.396, blue: 0.275)
Android XML<color name="color_a06546">#A06546</color>
SVG fillfill="#A06546"

More Orange Colors

#A06546 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A06546 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A06546?

#A06546 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(160, 101, 70) in RGB and hsl(21, 39%, 45%) 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 4.34.

What is the RGB value of #A06546?

#A06546 is rgb(160, 101, 70) — red 160, green 101, and blue 70 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A06546?

#A06546 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 56%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A06546 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A06546 scores 4.72:1 against white and 4.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A06546 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A06546 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 13.11, which is visibly different.

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