Windsor Tan (#A75502)

The hex code for Windsor Tan is #A75502. It is rgb(167, 85, 2) in RGB, hsl(30, 98%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 99%, 35%) in CMYK — a dark brown. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#A75502

RGBrgb(167, 85, 2)

HSLhsl(30, 98%, 33%)

HSVhsv(30, 99%, 65%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 99%, 35%)

OKLCHoklch(53.9% 0.133 55)

LABlab(45.79% 31.39 54.38)

LCHlch(45.79% 62.79 60.00)

Colors Closest to Windsor Tan

Windsor Tan is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Light Brown#B5651DΔE 6.59 Alloy Orange#C46210ΔE 9.84 Liver (Dogs)#B86D29ΔE 10.66 Iced Tea#923C01ΔE 11.4 Neon Brown#C3732AΔE 11.56 Metallic Brown#AC4313ΔE 12.74

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

#A75502 Channel Values

How Windsor Tan 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 167 · G 85 · B 2	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 30° · S 98% · L 33%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 30° · S 99% · V 65%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 49% · Y 99% · K 35%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.33:1 vs white · 3.94:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Windsor Tan 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 text5.33:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.94:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Windsor Tan

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Windsor Tan; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Windsor Tan

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.

Tints

Shades

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How Windsor Tan 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#A75502

Protanopia#696900

Protanomaly#866200

Deuteranopia#787800

Deuteranomaly#8D6C00

Tritanopia#A95050

Tritanomaly#A8523E

Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

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Using #A75502 in Code

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

CSS custom property--windsor-tan: #A75502;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A75502;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'windsor-tan': '#A75502' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.333, blue: 0.008)

Android XML<color name="windsor_tan">#A75502</color>

SVG fillfill="#A75502"

More Brown Colors

Windsor Tan sits in the brownfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

a8732e a65f00 ac4313 a65217 ac7716 a0522d ad3100 9f2d00 b17304 9e6329 b5651d 9e4200 ba7317 ca3500 db7900 24120a 3d2b1f 483c32 563c0d 644117 701e00 7b3306 845210 923c01

#A75502 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Windsor Tan?

The hex code for Windsor Tan is #A75502. That is rgb(167, 85, 2) in RGB, hsl(30, 98%, 33%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 99%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #A75502?

#A75502 is rgb(167, 85, 2) — red 167, green 85, and blue 2 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A75502?

#A75502 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 99%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A75502 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A75502 scores 5.33:1 against white and 3.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A75502 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A75502 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 chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 13.75, which is visibly different.

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