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#A47760 Color

#A47760 is rgb(164, 119, 96) in RGB, hsl(20, 27%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 41%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Café Au Lait (#A67B5B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A47760
HEX#A47760
RGBrgb(164, 119, 96)
HSLhsl(20, 27%, 51%)
HSVhsv(20, 41%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 41%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.066 48.1)
LABlab(54.23% 15.96 19.98)
LCHlch(54.23% 25.57 51.39)

What #A47760 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 #A47760, 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.

#A47760 Channel Values

How #A47760 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 164 · G 119 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 27% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 41% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 27% · Y 41% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.9:1 vs white · 5.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A47760 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 text3.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A47760

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A47760; 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 #A47760

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 #A47760 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#A47760
Protanopia#808060
Protanomaly#907D60
Deuteranopia#88885E
Deuteranomaly#94825F
Tritanopia#A67474
Tritanomaly#A5756D
Achromatopsia#818181

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Using #A47760 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a47760: #A47760;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A47760;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a47760': '#A47760' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.467, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_a47760">#A47760</color>
SVG fillfill="#A47760"

More Orange Colors

#A47760 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A47760 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A47760?

#A47760 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(164, 119, 96) in RGB and hsl(20, 27%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Café Au Lait (#A67B5B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.86.

What is the RGB value of #A47760?

#A47760 is rgb(164, 119, 96) — red 164, green 119, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A47760?

#A47760 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 41%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A47760 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A47760 scores 3.9:1 against white and 5.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A47760 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A47760 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.23, which is visibly different.

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