#A17421 Color

#A17421 is rgb(161, 116, 33) in RGB, hsl(39, 66%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 80%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bister Brown(bistre Brown) (#967117), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A17421

HEX#A17421

RGBrgb(161, 116, 33)

HSLhsl(39, 66%, 38%)

HSVhsv(39, 80%, 63%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 80%, 37%)

OKLCHoklch(59% 0.111 78.1)

LABlab(52.44% 12.73 49.77)

LCHlch(52.44% 51.37 75.65)

What #A17421 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 #A17421, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bister Brown(bistre Brown)#967117ΔE 4.36 Golden Brown#996515ΔE 6.46 Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 10.51 Copper#B87333ΔE 12.22 Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 12.38 Liver (Dogs)#B86D29ΔE 14.15

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

#A17421 Channel Values

How #A17421 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 161 · G 116 · B 33	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 39° · S 66% · L 38%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 39° · S 80% · V 63%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 28% · Y 80% · K 37%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.17:1 vs white · 5.04:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A17421 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 text4.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A17421

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A17421; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #A17421

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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How #A17421 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#A17421

Protanopia#7D7D20

Protanomaly#8D7A20

Deuteranopia#85851A

Deuteranomaly#917F1D

Tritanopia#A56E6E

Tritanomaly#A37059

Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

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Using #A17421 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a17421: #A17421;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A17421;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a17421': '#A17421' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.455, blue: 0.129)

Android XML<color name="color_a17421">#A17421</color>

SVG fillfill="#A17421"

More Brown Colors

#A17421 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08 e17100 1b0d04 e15501 1c1917 e05e00 1f0800 e04000 1f1400 db8f00 241205 db7900 34240e 461901 503607 5c3f19 693507 7a2100 825221 8b6f47 993300 a8732e bd3000 cc3300

#A17421 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A17421?

#A17421 is a dark brown — rgb(161, 116, 33) in RGB and hsl(39, 66%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bister Brown(bistre Brown) (#967117), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.36.

What is the RGB value of #A17421?

#A17421 is rgb(161, 116, 33) — red 161, green 116, and blue 33 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A17421?

#A17421 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 80%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A17421 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A17421 scores 4.17:1 against white and 5.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A17421 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A17421 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 14.78, which is visibly different.

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