#A06D24

A dark, moderate orange closely aligning with Peru.

About #A06D24

When working with digital screens, the color #A06D24 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Peru. Its digital footprint relies on 160 parts red, 109 parts green, and 36 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 32% Magenta, 78% Yellow, and 37% Black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A06D24
RGB160, 109, 36
HSL35.3°, 63.3%, 38.4%
CMYK0%, 32%, 78%, 37%
HSV35.3°, 77.5%, 62.7%
LAB50.1, 13.7, 46.6
XYZ20.3, 18.5, 4.2
Decimal10513700

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.46:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.71:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.26:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.00:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A06D24; }
.text-color { color: #A06D24; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A06D24; }

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