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#A88367 Color

#A88367 is rgb(168, 131, 103) in RGB, hsl(26, 27%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 39%, 34%) 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 4.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A88367
HEX#A88367
RGBrgb(168, 131, 103)
HSLhsl(26, 27%, 53%)
HSVhsv(26, 39%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 39%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.061 58.5)
LABlab(57.85% 11.81 20.90)
LCHlch(57.85% 24.01 60.53)

What #A88367 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 #A88367, 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.

#A88367 Channel Values

How #A88367 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 131 · B 1038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 27% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 39% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 39% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.44:1 vs white · 6.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A88367 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 text3.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A88367

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A88367; 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 #A88367

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 #A88367 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#A88367
Protanopia#8A8A67
Protanomaly#978767
Deuteranopia#919165
Deuteranomaly#9B8B66
Tritanopia#AA8080
Tritanomaly#A98177
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

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Using #A88367 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a88367: #A88367;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A88367;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a88367': '#A88367' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.514, blue: 0.404)
Android XML<color name="color_a88367">#A88367</color>
SVG fillfill="#A88367"

More Orange Colors

#A88367 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A88367 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A88367?

#A88367 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(168, 131, 103) in RGB and hsl(26, 27%, 53%) 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 4.9.

What is the RGB value of #A88367?

#A88367 is rgb(168, 131, 103) — red 168, green 131, and blue 103 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A88367?

#A88367 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 39%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A88367 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A88367 scores 3.44:1 against white and 6.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A88367 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A88367 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 16.21, which is visibly different.

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