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#A06608 Color

#A06608 is rgb(160, 102, 8) in RGB, hsl(37, 90%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 95%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Golden Brown (#996515), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.38. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A06608
HEX#A06608
RGBrgb(160, 102, 8)
HSLhsl(37, 90%, 33%)
HSVhsv(37, 95%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 95%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(56% 0.119 70.1)
LABlab(48.71% 19.39 54.15)
LCHlch(48.71% 57.52 70.30)

What #A06608 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 #A06608, 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.

#A06608 Channel Values

How #A06608 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 102 · B 88-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 37° · S 90% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 37° · S 95% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 95% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.77:1 vs white · 4.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A06608 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 text4.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A06608

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A06608; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #A06608

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.

Tints

Shades

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How #A06608 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#A06608
Protanopia#737305
Protanomaly#876E06
Deuteranopia#7D7D00
Deuteranomaly#8C7400
Tritanopia#A36060
Tritanomaly#A2624B
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A06608 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a06608: #A06608;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A06608;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a06608': '#A06608' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.400, blue: 0.031)
Android XML<color name="color_a06608">#A06608</color>
SVG fillfill="#A06608"

More Brown Colors

#A06608 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A06608 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A06608?

#A06608 is a dark brown — rgb(160, 102, 8) in RGB and hsl(37, 90%, 33%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.38.

What is the RGB value of #A06608?

#A06608 is rgb(160, 102, 8) — red 160, green 102, and blue 8 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A06608?

#A06608 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 95%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A06608 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A06608 scores 4.77:1 against white and 4.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A06608 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A06608 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 15.25, which is visibly different.

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