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#A78162 Color

#A78162 is rgb(167, 129, 98) in RGB, hsl(27, 28%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 41%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Café Au Lait (#A67B5B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A78162
HEX#A78162
RGBrgb(167, 129, 98)
HSLhsl(27, 28%, 52%)
HSVhsv(27, 41%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 41%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(63.2% 0.064 60.5)
LABlab(57.15% 12.02 22.75)
LCHlch(57.15% 25.73 62.15)

What #A78162 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 #A78162, 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 orange in the library.

#A78162 Channel Values

How #A78162 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 129 · B 988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 28% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 41% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 41% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.52:1 vs white · 5.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A78162 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 text3.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A78162

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A78162; 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 #A78162

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 #A78162 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#A78162
Protanopia#888862
Protanomaly#968662
Deuteranopia#8F8F60
Deuteranomaly#998A61
Tritanopia#A97E7E
Tritanomaly#A87F74
Achromatopsia#888888

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Using #A78162 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a78162: #A78162;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A78162;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a78162': '#A78162' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.506, blue: 0.384)
Android XML<color name="color_a78162">#A78162</color>
SVG fillfill="#A78162"

More Orange Colors

#A78162 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A78162 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A78162?

#A78162 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(167, 129, 98) in RGB and hsl(27, 28%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Café Au Lait (#A67B5B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.26.

What is the RGB value of #A78162?

#A78162 is rgb(167, 129, 98) — red 167, green 129, and blue 98 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A78162?

#A78162 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 41%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A78162 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A78162 scores 3.52:1 against white and 5.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A78162 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A78162 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 18, which is visibly different.

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