#A07C42

A medium, moderate orange closely aligning with Peru.

About #A07C42

When working with digital screens, the color #A07C42 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Peru. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 160, 124, and 66.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 59% yellow, and 37% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A07C42
RGB160, 124, 66
HSL37.0°, 41.6%, 44.3%
CMYK0%, 22%, 59%, 37%
HSV37.0°, 58.7%, 62.7%
LAB54.3, 7.0, 36.6
XYZ22.7, 22.3, 8.3
Decimal10517570

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.85:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.46:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.68:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.64:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A07C42; }
.text-color { color: #A07C42; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A07C42; }

Similar Colors

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