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#A66321 Color

#A66321 is rgb(166, 99, 33) in RGB, hsl(30, 67%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 80%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Liver (Dogs) (#B86D29), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A66321
HEX#A66321
RGBrgb(166, 99, 33)
HSLhsl(30, 67%, 39%)
HSVhsv(30, 80%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 80%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.116 60.4)
LABlab(48.91% 24.11 46.95)
LCHlch(48.91% 52.78 62.81)

What #A66321 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 #A66321, 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.

#A66321 Channel Values

How #A66321 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 99 · B 338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 67% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 80% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 40% · Y 80% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.74:1 vs white · 4.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A66321 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 text4.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A66321

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A66321; 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 #A66321

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A66321.

How #A66321 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#A66321
Protanopia#72721F
Protanomaly#8A6C20
Deuteranopia#7E7E16
Deuteranomaly#90741B
Tritanopia#A95E5E
Tritanomaly#A8604C
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A66321 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a66321: #A66321;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A66321;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a66321': '#A66321' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.388, blue: 0.129)
Android XML<color name="color_a66321">#A66321</color>
SVG fillfill="#A66321"

More Brown Colors

#A66321 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A66321 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A66321?

#A66321 is a dark brown — rgb(166, 99, 33) in RGB and hsl(30, 67%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Liver (Dogs) (#B86D29), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.93.

What is the RGB value of #A66321?

#A66321 is rgb(166, 99, 33) — red 166, green 99, and blue 33 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A66321?

#A66321 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 80%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A66321 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A66321 scores 4.74:1 against white and 4.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A66321 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A66321 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 saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 12.85, which is visibly different.

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