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#A65F36 Color

#A65F36 is rgb(166, 95, 54) in RGB, hsl(22, 51%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 67%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sienna (#A0522D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.52. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A65F36
HEX#A65F36
RGBrgb(166, 95, 54)
HSLhsl(22, 51%, 43%)
HSVhsv(22, 67%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 67%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(55.9% 0.108 49.2)
LABlab(48.15% 26.99 36.03)
LCHlch(48.15% 45.02 53.17)

What #A65F36 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 #A65F36, 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 brown in the library.

#A65F36 Channel Values

How #A65F36 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 166 · G 95 · B 548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 51% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 67% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 67% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.87:1 vs white · 4.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A65F36 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 text4.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A65F36

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A65F36; 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 #A65F36

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 #A65F36 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#A65F36
Protanopia#6F6F35
Protanomaly#896935
Deuteranopia#7C7C30
Deuteranomaly#8F7232
Tritanopia#A85B5B
Tritanomaly#A75D4F
Achromatopsia#717171

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Using #A65F36 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a65f36: #A65F36;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A65F36;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a65f36': '#A65F36' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.373, blue: 0.212)
Android XML<color name="color_a65f36">#A65F36</color>
SVG fillfill="#A65F36"

More Brown Colors

#A65F36 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A65F36 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A65F36?

#A65F36 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(166, 95, 54) in RGB and hsl(22, 51%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sienna (#A0522D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.52.

What is the RGB value of #A65F36?

#A65F36 is rgb(166, 95, 54) — red 166, green 95, and blue 54 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A65F36?

#A65F36 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 67%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A65F36 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A65F36 scores 4.87:1 against white and 4.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A65F36 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A65F36 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 5.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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