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#A0850D Color

#A0850D is rgb(160, 133, 13) in RGB, hsl(49, 85%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 17%, 92%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Gold (#B29700), visibly different at ΔE 10.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A0850D
HEX#A0850D
RGBrgb(160, 133, 13)
HSLhsl(49, 85%, 34%)
HSVhsv(49, 92%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 92%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(62.4% 0.125 94.1)
LABlab(56.74% 2.79 58.77)
LCHlch(56.74% 58.83 87.28)

What #A0850D 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 #A0850D, 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 yellow in the library.

#A0850D Channel Values

How #A0850D 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 133 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 85% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 92% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 17% · Y 92% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.59:1 vs white · 5.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A0850D 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A0850D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A0850D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A0850D; 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 #A0850D

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A0850D.

How #A0850D 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#A0850D
Protanopia#8A8A0B
Protanomaly#93880C
Deuteranopia#8F8F03
Deuteranomaly#968B07
Tritanopia#A67D7D
Tritanomaly#A48063
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A0850D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a0850d: #A0850D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A0850D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a0850d': '#A0850D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.522, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_a0850d">#A0850D</color>
SVG fillfill="#A0850D"

More Yellow Colors

#A0850D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A0850D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A0850D?

#A0850D is a dark yellow — rgb(160, 133, 13) in RGB and hsl(49, 85%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Gold (#B29700), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.2.

What is the RGB value of #A0850D?

#A0850D is rgb(160, 133, 13) — red 160, green 133, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A0850D?

#A0850D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 17%, 92%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A0850D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A0850D scores 3.59:1 against white and 5.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A0850D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A0850D 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 11.37, which is visibly different.

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