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#AC795D Color

#AC795D is rgb(172, 121, 93) in RGB, hsl(21, 32%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 46%, 33%) 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 3.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC795D
HEX#AC795D
RGBrgb(172, 121, 93)
HSLhsl(21, 32%, 52%)
HSVhsv(21, 46%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 46%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(62.1% 0.076 49.7)
LABlab(55.63% 18.02 23.72)
LCHlch(55.63% 29.79 52.79)

What #AC795D 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 #AC795D, 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.

#AC795D Channel Values

How #AC795D 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 172 · G 121 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 32% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 46% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 46% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.72:1 vs white · 5.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC795D 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 text3.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AC795D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC795D; 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 #AC795D

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 #AC795D 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#AC795D
Protanopia#84845D
Protanomaly#957F5D
Deuteranopia#8D8D5A
Deuteranomaly#9A855B
Tritanopia#AE7676
Tritanomaly#AD776D
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC795D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac795d: #AC795D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC795D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac795d': '#AC795D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.475, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_ac795d">#AC795D</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC795D"

More Orange Colors

#AC795D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AC795D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC795D?

#AC795D is a mid-tone orange — rgb(172, 121, 93) in RGB and hsl(21, 32%, 52%) 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 3.84.

What is the RGB value of #AC795D?

#AC795D is rgb(172, 121, 93) — red 172, green 121, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC795D?

#AC795D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 46%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC795D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC795D scores 3.72:1 against white and 5.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC795D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC795D 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 18.65, which is visibly different.

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