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#A76111 Color

#A76111 is rgb(167, 97, 17) in RGB, hsl(32, 82%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 90%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Brown (#B5651D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A76111
HEX#A76111
RGBrgb(167, 97, 17)
HSLhsl(32, 82%, 36%)
HSVhsv(32, 90%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 90%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(56% 0.124 61.7)
LABlab(48.51% 25.28 52.41)
LCHlch(48.51% 58.19 64.25)

What #A76111 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 #A76111, 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.

#A76111 Channel Values

How #A76111 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 167 · G 97 · B 178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 82% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 90% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 90% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.82:1 vs white · 4.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A76111 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 text4.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A76111

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A76111; 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 #A76111

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 #A76111.

How #A76111 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#A76111
Protanopia#71710E
Protanomaly#8A6B0F
Deuteranopia#7E7E00
Deuteranomaly#907304
Tritanopia#AA5B5B
Tritanomaly#A95E48
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A76111 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a76111: #A76111;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A76111;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a76111': '#A76111' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.380, blue: 0.067)
Android XML<color name="color_a76111">#A76111</color>
SVG fillfill="#A76111"

More Brown Colors

#A76111 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A76111 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A76111?

#A76111 is a dark brown — rgb(167, 97, 17) in RGB and hsl(32, 82%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Brown (#B5651D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.12.

What is the RGB value of #A76111?

#A76111 is rgb(167, 97, 17) — red 167, green 97, and blue 17 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A76111?

#A76111 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 90%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A76111 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A76111 scores 4.82:1 against white and 4.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A76111 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A76111 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.37, which is visibly different.

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