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#A57255 Color

#A57255 is rgb(165, 114, 85) in RGB, hsl(22, 32%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 48%, 35%) 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 4.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A57255
HEX#A57255
RGBrgb(165, 114, 85)
HSLhsl(22, 32%, 49%)
HSVhsv(22, 48%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 48%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.077 50.4)
LABlab(52.93% 18.21 24.57)
LCHlch(52.93% 30.58 53.46)

What #A57255 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 #A57255, 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.

#A57255 Channel Values

How #A57255 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 165 · G 114 · B 858-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 32% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 48% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 48% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.09:1 vs white · 5.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A57255 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 text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A57255

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A57255; 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 #A57255

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 #A57255 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#A57255
Protanopia#7D7D55
Protanomaly#8F7955
Deuteranopia#868652
Deuteranomaly#937E53
Tritanopia#A76F6F
Tritanomaly#A67065
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

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Using #A57255 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a57255: #A57255;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A57255;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a57255': '#A57255' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.447, blue: 0.333)
Android XML<color name="color_a57255">#A57255</color>
SVG fillfill="#A57255"

More Orange Colors

#A57255 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A57255 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A57255?

#A57255 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(165, 114, 85) in RGB and hsl(22, 32%, 49%) 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 4.67.

What is the RGB value of #A57255?

#A57255 is rgb(165, 114, 85) — red 165, green 114, and blue 85 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A57255?

#A57255 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 48%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A57255 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A57255 scores 4.09:1 against white and 5.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A57255 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A57255 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 19.37, which is visibly different.

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