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#A37200 Color

#A37200 is rgb(163, 114, 0) in RGB, hsl(42, 100%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 100%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Gold (#B17304), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A37200
HEX#A37200
RGBrgb(163, 114, 0)
HSLhsl(42, 100%, 32%)
HSVhsv(42, 100%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 100%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.122 78.7)
LABlab(52.08% 14.17 58.14)
LCHlch(52.08% 59.84 76.30)

What #A37200 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 #A37200, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 6.32Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 8.91Bister Brown(bistre Brown)#967117ΔE 9.08Golden Brown#996515ΔE 10.15Caramel#C68E17ΔE 12.63Liver (Dogs)#B86D29ΔE 15.67

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#A37200 Channel Values

How #A37200 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 114 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 42° · S 100% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 42° · S 100% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 100% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.23:1 vs white · 4.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A37200 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 text4.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A37200 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A37200

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A37200; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A37200
Complementary
#0031A3
Analogous
#A32100
Analogous
#83A300
Triadic
#00A372
Triadic
#7200A3
Split comp.
#0083A3
Split comp.
#2100A3

Tints & Shades of #A37200

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.

Tints

#D19200
#FFB405
#FFC233
#FFD166
#FFDF94
#FFEEC7

Shades

#8F6400
#7A5600
#664700
#523900
#3D2B00
#291D00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A37200.

How #A37200 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#A37200
Protanopia#7C7C00
Protanomaly#8D7800
Deuteranopia#858500
Deuteranomaly#927E00
Tritanopia#A76B6B
Tritanomaly#A66E54
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A37200 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a37200: #A37200;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A37200;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a37200': '#A37200' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.447, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_a37200">#A37200</color>
SVG fillfill="#A37200"

More Yellow Colors

#A37200 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A37200 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A37200?

#A37200 is a dark yellow — rgb(163, 114, 0) in RGB and hsl(42, 100%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Gold (#B17304), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.32.

What is the RGB value of #A37200?

#A37200 is rgb(163, 114, 0) — red 163, green 114, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A37200?

#A37200 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 100%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A37200 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A37200 scores 4.23:1 against white and 4.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A37200 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A37200 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 8.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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