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#A35014 Color

#A35014 is rgb(163, 80, 20) in RGB, hsl(25, 78%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 51%, 88%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Windsor Tan (#A75502), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A35014
HEX#A35014
RGBrgb(163, 80, 20)
HSLhsl(25, 78%, 36%)
HSVhsv(25, 88%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 51%, 88%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(52.5% 0.129 50.4)
LABlab(44.15% 32.50 47.94)
LCHlch(44.15% 57.92 55.87)

What #A35014 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 #A35014, 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.

#A35014 Channel Values

How #A35014 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 163 · G 80 · B 208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 78% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 88% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 51% · Y 88% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.65:1 vs white · 3.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A35014 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 text5.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A35014

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A35014; 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 #A35014

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A35014.

How #A35014 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#A35014
Protanopia#656511
Protanomaly#825D12
Deuteranopia#747400
Deuteranomaly#896707
Tritanopia#A54B4B
Tritanomaly#A44D3C
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A35014 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a35014: #A35014;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A35014;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a35014': '#A35014' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.314, blue: 0.078)
Android XML<color name="color_a35014">#A35014</color>
SVG fillfill="#A35014"

More Brown Colors

#A35014 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A35014 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A35014?

#A35014 is a dark brown — rgb(163, 80, 20) in RGB and hsl(25, 78%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Windsor Tan (#A75502), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.73.

What is the RGB value of #A35014?

#A35014 is rgb(163, 80, 20) — red 163, green 80, and blue 20 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A35014?

#A35014 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 51%, 88%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A35014 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A35014 scores 5.65:1 against white and 3.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A35014 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A35014 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 9.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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