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#A36548 Color

#A36548 is rgb(163, 101, 72) in RGB, hsl(19, 39%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 56%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown Sugar (#AF6E4D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A36548
HEX#A36548
RGBrgb(163, 101, 72)
HSLhsl(19, 39%, 46%)
HSVhsv(19, 56%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 56%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(56.8% 0.091 45.5)
LABlab(49.34% 23.47 27.36)
LCHlch(49.34% 36.04 49.37)

What #A36548 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 #A36548, 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.

#A36548 Channel Values

How #A36548 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 101 · B 728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 39% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 56% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 56% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.65:1 vs white · 4.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A36548 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 text4.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A36548

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A36548; 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 #A36548

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

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How #A36548 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#A36548
Protanopia#737347
Protanomaly#896D48
Deuteranopia#7E7E44
Deuteranomaly#8E7546
Tritanopia#A56262
Tritanomaly#A46359
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A36548 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a36548: #A36548;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A36548;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a36548': '#A36548' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.396, blue: 0.282)
Android XML<color name="color_a36548">#A36548</color>
SVG fillfill="#A36548"

More Orange Colors

#A36548 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A36548 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A36548?

#A36548 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(163, 101, 72) in RGB and hsl(19, 39%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown Sugar (#AF6E4D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.46.

What is the RGB value of #A36548?

#A36548 is rgb(163, 101, 72) — red 163, green 101, and blue 72 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A36548?

#A36548 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 56%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A36548 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A36548 scores 4.65:1 against white and 4.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A36548 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A36548 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 12.72, which is visibly different.

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