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#A86800 Color

#A86800 is rgb(168, 104, 0) in RGB, hsl(37, 100%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 100%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Gold (#B17304), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A86800
HEX#A86800
RGBrgb(168, 104, 0)
HSLhsl(37, 100%, 33%)
HSVhsv(37, 100%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 100%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.126 68.3)
LABlab(50.26% 21.79 57.45)
LCHlch(50.26% 61.44 69.22)

What #A86800 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 #A86800, 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.

#A86800 Channel Values

How #A86800 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 104 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 37° · S 100% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 37° · S 100% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 100% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.52:1 vs white · 4.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A86800 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 text4.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A86800

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A86800; 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 #A86800

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 #A86800 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#A86800
Protanopia#767600
Protanomaly#8D7100
Deuteranopia#828200
Deuteranomaly#937800
Tritanopia#AB6262
Tritanomaly#AA644C
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A86800 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a86800: #A86800;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A86800;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a86800': '#A86800' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.408, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_a86800">#A86800</color>
SVG fillfill="#A86800"

More Brown Colors

#A86800 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A86800 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A86800?

#A86800 is a dark brown — rgb(168, 104, 0) in RGB and hsl(37, 100%, 33%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Gold (#B17304), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.82.

What is the RGB value of #A86800?

#A86800 is rgb(168, 104, 0) — red 168, green 104, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A86800?

#A86800 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 100%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A86800 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A86800 scores 4.52:1 against white and 4.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A86800 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A86800 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 13.86, which is visibly different.

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