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#A99084 Color

#A99084 is rgb(169, 144, 132) in RGB, hsl(19, 18%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 22%, 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 6.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A99084
HEX#A99084
RGBrgb(169, 144, 132)
HSLhsl(19, 18%, 59%)
HSVhsv(19, 22%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 22%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.035 47.2)
LABlab(61.84% 8.25 10.06)
LCHlch(61.84% 13.01 50.64)

What #A99084 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 #A99084, 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.

#A99084 Channel Values

How #A99084 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 169 · G 144 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 18% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 22% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 22% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3:1 vs white · 7.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A99084 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 text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A99084

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A99084; 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 #A99084

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 #A99084.

How #A99084 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#A99084
Protanopia#959584
Protanomaly#9D9384
Deuteranopia#999983
Deuteranomaly#A09583
Tritanopia#AA8F8F
Tritanomaly#AA8F8A
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A99084 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a99084: #A99084;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A99084;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a99084': '#A99084' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.565, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_a99084">#A99084</color>
SVG fillfill="#A99084"

More Orange Colors

#A99084 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A99084 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A99084?

#A99084 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(169, 144, 132) in RGB and hsl(19, 18%, 59%) 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 6.24.

What is the RGB value of #A99084?

#A99084 is rgb(169, 144, 132) — red 169, green 144, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A99084?

#A99084 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 22%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A99084 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A99084 scores 3:1 against white and 7.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A99084 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A99084 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 10, which is visibly different.

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