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#A26011 Color

#A26011 is rgb(162, 96, 17) in RGB, hsl(33, 81%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 90%, 36%) 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 6.92. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A26011
HEX#A26011
RGBrgb(162, 96, 17)
HSLhsl(33, 81%, 35%)
HSVhsv(33, 90%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 90%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(55.2% 0.12 63.2)
LABlab(47.57% 23.63 51.35)
LCHlch(47.57% 56.53 65.29)

What #A26011 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 #A26011, 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.

#A26011 Channel Values

How #A26011 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 96 · B 178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 81% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 90% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 90% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.98:1 vs white · 4.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A26011 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 text4.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A26011

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A26011; 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 #A26011

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 #A26011 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#A26011
Protanopia#6F6F0E
Protanomaly#86690F
Deuteranopia#7B7B00
Deuteranomaly#8C7105
Tritanopia#A55A5A
Tritanomaly#A45D48
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A26011 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a26011: #A26011;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A26011;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a26011': '#A26011' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.376, blue: 0.067)
Android XML<color name="color_a26011">#A26011</color>
SVG fillfill="#A26011"

More Brown Colors

#A26011 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A26011 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A26011?

#A26011 is a dark brown — rgb(162, 96, 17) in RGB and hsl(33, 81%, 35%) 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 6.92.

What is the RGB value of #A26011?

#A26011 is rgb(162, 96, 17) — red 162, green 96, and blue 17 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A26011?

#A26011 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 90%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A26011 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A26011 scores 4.98:1 against white and 4.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A26011 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A26011 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 14.43, which is visibly different.

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