HEX Color #A04916 (Saddlebrown)

About #A04916

The precise color #A04916 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Saddlebrown. Its digital footprint relies on 160 parts red, 73 parts green, and 22 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 54% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A04916

RGB160, 73, 22

HSL22.2°, 75.8%, 35.7%

CMYK0%, 54%, 86%, 37%

HSV22.2°, 86.2%, 62.7%

LAB41.7, 33.2, 44.7

XYZ17.0, 12.3, 2.2

Decimal10504470

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A04916 #166DA0

Analogous

#A01627 #A08E16

Triadic

#16A049 #4916A0

Tetradic

#27A016 #166DA0 #8E16A0

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A04916

#AA5D2F

#B57149

#BF8563

#CA997D

#D4AE97

#DFC2B1

#E9D6CB

#F4EAE5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A04916

#8E4013

#7C3811

#6A300E

#58280C

#472009

#351807

#231004

#110802

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.07:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.46:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.80:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.94:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A04916; }

.text-color { color: #A04916; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A04916; }

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