Burnished Brown (#A17A74)

The hex code for Burnished Brown is #A17A74. It is rgb(161, 122, 116) in RGB, hsl(8, 19%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 28%, 37%) in CMYK — a mid-tone red. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A17A74

HEX#A17A74

RGBrgb(161, 122, 116)

HSLhsl(8, 19%, 54%)

HSVhsv(8, 28%, 63%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 28%, 37%)

OKLCHoklch(61.6% 0.05 28.6)

LABlab(55.01% 15.00 9.49)

LCHlch(55.01% 17.75 32.33)

Colors Closest to Burnished Brown

Burnished Brown is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Mocha#967969ΔE 6.64 Beaver#9F8170ΔE 6.8 Cinereous#98817BΔE 7.29 Blast-off Bronze#A57164ΔE 8.42 Copper Rose#996666ΔE 8.78 Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 9.49

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#A17A74 Channel Values

How Burnished Brown 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 122 · B 116	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 8° · S 19% · L 54%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 8° · S 28% · V 63%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 24% · Y 28% · K 37%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.78:1 vs white · 5.55:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Burnished Brown 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 text3.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.55:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Burnished Brown

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Burnished Brown; 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 Burnished Brown

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 Burnished Brown 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#A17A74

Protanopia#828274

Protanomaly#8F7F74

Deuteranopia#888873

Deuteranomaly#938373

Tritanopia#A27979

Tritanomaly#A17A77

Achromatopsia#838383

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Using #A17A74 in Code

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

CSS custom property--burnished-brown: #A17A74;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A17A74;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'burnished-brown': '#A17A74' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.478, blue: 0.455)

Android XML<color name="burnished_brown">#A17A74</color>

SVG fillfill="#A17A74"

More Red Colors

Burnished Brown sits in the redfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

a21606 9f1e1e a30f2d 9f1d35 a45a52 9f0712 a52a2a 9e1b32 a55353 9e1316 a57164 9e0000 bd001f cc3336 dea5a4 eb5252 f7bfbe ff052b ff5c5c ffadbb ffe8e5 450902 6c2e1f 893f45

#A17A74 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Burnished Brown?

The hex code for Burnished Brown is #A17A74. That is rgb(161, 122, 116) in RGB, hsl(8, 19%, 54%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 28%, 37%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #A17A74?

#A17A74 is rgb(161, 122, 116) — red 161, green 122, and blue 116 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A17A74?

#A17A74 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 28%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A17A74 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A17A74 scores 3.78:1 against white and 5.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A17A74 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A17A74 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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