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#A35200 Color

#A35200 is rgb(163, 82, 0) in RGB, hsl(30, 100%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 100%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Windsor Tan (#A75502), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A35200
HEX#A35200
RGBrgb(163, 82, 0)
HSLhsl(30, 100%, 32%)
HSVhsv(30, 100%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 100%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(52.8% 0.131 54.6)
LABlab(44.52% 31.23 53.83)
LCHlch(44.52% 62.23 59.88)

What #A35200 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 #A35200, 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.

#A35200 Channel Values

How #A35200 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 82 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 100% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 100% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 50% · Y 100% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.58:1 vs white · 3.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A35200 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 text5.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A35200

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A35200; 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 #A35200

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 #A35200.

How #A35200 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#A35200
Protanopia#666600
Protanomaly#835F00
Deuteranopia#757500
Deuteranomaly#8A6900
Tritanopia#A54D4D
Tritanomaly#A44F3B
Achromatopsia#686868

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Using #A35200 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a35200: #A35200;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A35200;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a35200': '#A35200' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.322, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_a35200">#A35200</color>
SVG fillfill="#A35200"

More Brown Colors

#A35200 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A35200 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A35200?

#A35200 is a dark brown — rgb(163, 82, 0) in RGB and hsl(30, 100%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Windsor Tan (#A75502), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.4.

What is the RGB value of #A35200?

#A35200 is rgb(163, 82, 0) — red 163, green 82, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A35200?

#A35200 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 100%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A35200 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A35200 scores 5.58:1 against white and 3.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A35200 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A35200 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 14.27, which is visibly different.

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