#A3843E Color

#A3843E is rgb(163, 132, 62) in RGB, hsl(42, 45%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 62%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Sunburst (#9C7C38), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A3843E

HEX#A3843E

RGBrgb(163, 132, 62)

HSLhsl(42, 45%, 44%)

HSVhsv(42, 62%, 64%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 62%, 36%)

OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.096 85.4)

LABlab(57.06% 6.22 41.61)

LCHlch(57.06% 42.07 81.49)

What #A3843E 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 #A3843E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 3.1 Aztec Gold#C39953ΔE 9.99 Old Moss Green#867E36ΔE 11.47 Bister Brown(bistre Brown)#967117ΔE 11.78 Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)#807532ΔE 12.17 Dark Tan#918151ΔE 14.44

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

#A3843E Channel Values

How #A3843E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 163 · G 132 · B 62	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 42° · S 45% · L 44%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 42° · S 62% · V 64%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 19% · Y 62% · K 36%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.54:1 vs white · 5.93:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A3843E 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 text3.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A3843E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A3843E; 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 #A3843E

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 #A3843E 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#A3843E

Protanopia#8A8A3E

Protanomaly#95883E

Deuteranopia#8F8F3B

Deuteranomaly#988B3C

Tritanopia#A87E7E

Tritanomaly#A6806A

Achromatopsia#888888

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Using #A3843E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a3843e: #A3843E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A3843E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a3843e': '#A3843E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.518, blue: 0.243)

Android XML<color name="color_a3843e">#A3843E</color>

SVG fillfill="#A3843E"

More Yellow Colors

#A3843E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#A3843E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A3843E?

#A3843E is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(163, 132, 62) in RGB and hsl(42, 45%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Sunburst (#9C7C38), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.1.

What is the RGB value of #A3843E?

#A3843E is rgb(163, 132, 62) — red 163, green 132, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A3843E?

#A3843E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 62%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A3843E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A3843E scores 3.54:1 against white and 5.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A3843E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A3843E 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 19.68, which is visibly different.

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