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#A27553 Color

#A27553 is rgb(162, 117, 83) in RGB, hsl(26, 32%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 49%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Café Au Lait (#A67B5B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A27553
HEX#A27553
RGBrgb(162, 117, 83)
HSLhsl(26, 32%, 48%)
HSVhsv(26, 49%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 49%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(60% 0.074 57.8)
LABlab(53.29% 15.15 26.06)
LCHlch(53.29% 30.14 59.82)

What #A27553 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 #A27553, 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 orange in the library.

#A27553 Channel Values

How #A27553 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 117 · B 838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 32% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 49% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 49% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.03:1 vs white · 5.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A27553 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 text4.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A27553

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A27553; 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 #A27553

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 #A27553 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#A27553
Protanopia#7E7E53
Protanomaly#8E7B53
Deuteranopia#868651
Deuteranomaly#928052
Tritanopia#A47171
Tritanomaly#A37367
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A27553 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a27553: #A27553;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A27553;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a27553': '#A27553' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.459, blue: 0.325)
Android XML<color name="color_a27553">#A27553</color>
SVG fillfill="#A27553"

More Orange Colors

#A27553 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A27553 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A27553?

#A27553 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(162, 117, 83) in RGB and hsl(26, 32%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Café Au Lait (#A67B5B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.84.

What is the RGB value of #A27553?

#A27553 is rgb(162, 117, 83) — red 162, green 117, and blue 83 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A27553?

#A27553 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 49%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A27553 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A27553 scores 4.03:1 against white and 5.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A27553 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A27553 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 sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 20.87, which is visibly different.

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