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#A25915 Color

#A25915 is rgb(162, 89, 21) in RGB, hsl(29, 77%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 87%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Brown (#B5651D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.5. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A25915
HEX#A25915
RGBrgb(162, 89, 21)
HSLhsl(29, 77%, 36%)
HSVhsv(29, 87%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 87%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(53.9% 0.122 57)
LABlab(45.97% 27.42 48.88)
LCHlch(45.97% 56.05 60.71)

What #A25915 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 #A25915, 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.

#A25915 Channel Values

How #A25915 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 162 · G 89 · B 218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 77% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 87% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 45% · Y 87% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.28:1 vs white · 3.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A25915 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 text5.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A25915

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A25915; 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 #A25915

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A25915.

How #A25915 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#A25915
Protanopia#6A6A13
Protanomaly#846414
Deuteranopia#787801
Deuteranomaly#8B6D0A
Tritanopia#A45454
Tritanomaly#A35643
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A25915 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a25915: #A25915;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A25915;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a25915': '#A25915' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.349, blue: 0.082)
Android XML<color name="color_a25915">#A25915</color>
SVG fillfill="#A25915"

More Brown Colors

#A25915 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A25915 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A25915?

#A25915 is a dark brown — rgb(162, 89, 21) in RGB and hsl(29, 77%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Brown (#B5651D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.5.

What is the RGB value of #A25915?

#A25915 is rgb(162, 89, 21) — red 162, green 89, and blue 21 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A25915?

#A25915 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 87%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A25915 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A25915 scores 5.28:1 against white and 3.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A25915 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A25915 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 saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 10.89, which is visibly different.

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