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#A86629 Color

#A86629 is rgb(168, 102, 41) in RGB, hsl(29, 61%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 39%, 76%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper (#B87333), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A86629
HEX#A86629
RGBrgb(168, 102, 41)
HSLhsl(29, 61%, 41%)
HSVhsv(29, 76%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 39%, 76%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(57.2% 0.113 59.7)
LABlab(49.94% 23.62 44.49)
LCHlch(49.94% 50.37 62.03)

What #A86629 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 #A86629, 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.

#A86629 Channel Values

How #A86629 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 168 · G 102 · B 418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 61% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 76% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 39% · Y 76% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.57:1 vs white · 4.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A86629 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 text4.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A86629

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A86629; 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 #A86629

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A86629.

How #A86629 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#A86629
Protanopia#757528
Protanomaly#8C6F28
Deuteranopia#818121
Deuteranomaly#927724
Tritanopia#AB6161
Tritanomaly#AA6350
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A86629 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a86629: #A86629;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A86629;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a86629': '#A86629' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.400, blue: 0.161)
Android XML<color name="color_a86629">#A86629</color>
SVG fillfill="#A86629"

More Brown Colors

#A86629 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A86629 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A86629?

#A86629 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(168, 102, 41) in RGB and hsl(29, 61%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper (#B87333), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.48.

What is the RGB value of #A86629?

#A86629 is rgb(168, 102, 41) — red 168, green 102, and blue 41 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A86629?

#A86629 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 39%, 76%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A86629 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A86629 scores 4.57:1 against white and 4.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A86629 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A86629 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 sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 12.31, which is visibly different.

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