#A89078 Color

#A89078 is rgb(168, 144, 120) in RGB, hsl(30, 22%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 29%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Grullo (#A99A86), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A89078

HEX#A89078

RGBrgb(168, 144, 120)

HSLhsl(30, 22%, 56%)

HSVhsv(30, 29%, 66%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 29%, 34%)

OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.045 66.9)

LABlab(61.52% 6.55 16.31)

LCHlch(61.52% 17.58 68.13)

What #A89078 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 #A89078, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Grullo#A99A86ΔE 5.77 Beaver#9F8170ΔE 6.56 Pale Taupe#BC987EΔE 6.79 Mocha#967969ΔE 9.32 Toad#8B7D6BΔE 9.87 Shadow#8A795DΔE 10.25

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#A89078 Channel Values

How #A89078 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 168 · G 144 · B 120	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 30° · S 22% · L 56%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 30° · S 29% · V 66%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 14% · Y 29% · K 34%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.03:1 vs white · 6.93:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A89078 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 text3.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A89078

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A89078; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #A89078

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

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How #A89078 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#A89078

Protanopia#949478

Protanomaly#9D9378

Deuteranopia#989877

Deuteranomaly#9F9577

Tritanopia#AA8D8D

Tritanomaly#A98E85

Achromatopsia#949494

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Using #A89078 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a89078: #A89078;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A89078;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a89078': '#A89078' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.565, blue: 0.471)

Android XML<color name="color_a89078">#A89078</color>

SVG fillfill="#A89078"

More Orange Colors

#A89078 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

a97142 a67b5b a99a86 9f8170 af6e4d 9c8b6e b87333 9b7653 b88747 987654 bb7530 987456 cd853f dfd3c3 e69500 ed872d f4ceb3 fad7b7 fdf8f1 ff7847 ffa500 ffbf47 ffdec2 ffede5

#A89078 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A89078?

#A89078 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(168, 144, 120) in RGB and hsl(30, 22%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Grullo (#A99A86), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.77.

What is the RGB value of #A89078?

#A89078 is rgb(168, 144, 120) — red 168, green 144, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A89078?

#A89078 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 29%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A89078 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A89078 scores 3.03:1 against white and 6.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A89078 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A89078 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 14.62, which is visibly different.

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