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#A87010 Color

#A87010 is rgb(168, 112, 16) in RGB, hsl(38, 83%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 90%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Gold (#B17304), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A87010
HEX#A87010
RGBrgb(168, 112, 16)
HSLhsl(38, 83%, 36%)
HSVhsv(38, 90%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 90%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(59% 0.121 73.1)
LABlab(52.24% 17.68 55.40)
LCHlch(52.24% 58.16 72.30)

What #A87010 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 #A87010, 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.

#A87010 Channel Values

How #A87010 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 112 · B 168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 83% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 90% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 90% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.21:1 vs white · 4.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A87010 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 text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A87010 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A87010

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A87010; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #A87010

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A87010.

How #A87010 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#A87010
Protanopia#7C7C0D
Protanomaly#90770E
Deuteranopia#868600
Deuteranomaly#957E04
Tritanopia#AC6969
Tritanomaly#AA6C53
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A87010 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a87010: #A87010;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A87010;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a87010': '#A87010' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.439, blue: 0.063)
Android XML<color name="color_a87010">#A87010</color>
SVG fillfill="#A87010"

More Brown Colors

#A87010 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A87010 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A87010?

#A87010 is a dark brown — rgb(168, 112, 16) in RGB and hsl(38, 83%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Gold (#B17304), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.2.

What is the RGB value of #A87010?

#A87010 is rgb(168, 112, 16) — red 168, green 112, and blue 16 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A87010?

#A87010 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 90%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A87010 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A87010 scores 4.21:1 against white and 4.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A87010 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A87010 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 11.37, which is visibly different.

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