#A77935 Color

#A77935 is rgb(167, 121, 53) in RGB, hsl(36, 52%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 68%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Sunburst (#9C7C38), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A77935

HEX#A77935

RGBrgb(167, 121, 53)

HSLhsl(36, 52%, 43%)

HSVhsv(36, 68%, 65%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 68%, 35%)

OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.102 74.2)

LABlab(54.58% 13.44 43.46)

LCHlch(54.58% 45.49 72.81)

What #A77935 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 #A77935, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 6.82 Bister Brown(bistre Brown)#967117ΔE 9.57 Golden Brown#996515ΔE 9.89 Metallic Bronze#A97142ΔE 10.24 Copper#B87333ΔE 10.83 Aztec Gold#C39953ΔE 12.02

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

#A77935 Channel Values

How #A77935 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 121 · B 53	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 36° · S 52% · L 43%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 36° · S 68% · V 65%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 28% · Y 68% · K 35%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.87:1 vs white · 5.43:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A77935 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 text3.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A77935

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A77935; 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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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #A77935

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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Shades

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How #A77935 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#A77935

Protanopia#828234

Protanomaly#927F35

Deuteranopia#8A8A31

Deuteranomaly#978432

Tritanopia#AB7373

Tritanomaly#A97560

Achromatopsia#828282

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Using #A77935 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a77935: #A77935;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A77935;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a77935': '#A77935' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.475, blue: 0.208)

Android XML<color name="color_a77935">#A77935</color>

SVG fillfill="#A77935"

More Brown Colors

#A77935 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08 e17100 1b0d04 e15501 1c1917 e05e00 1f0800 e04000 1f1400 db8f00 241205 db7900 34240e 461901 503607 5c3f19 693507 7a2100 825221 8b6f47 993300 a8732e bd3000 cc3300

#A77935 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A77935?

#A77935 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(167, 121, 53) in RGB and hsl(36, 52%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Sunburst (#9C7C38), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.82.

What is the RGB value of #A77935?

#A77935 is rgb(167, 121, 53) — red 167, green 121, and blue 53 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A77935?

#A77935 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 68%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A77935 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A77935 scores 3.87:1 against white and 5.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A77935 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A77935 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 13.92, which is visibly different.

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