#A84200

A dark, vivid orange closely aligning with Chocolate.

About #A84200

At its core, #A84200 is a dark and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Chocolate. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 168, 66, and 0.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 0% Cyan, 61% Magenta, 100% Yellow, and 34% Black. The HSL representation is 23.6° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 32.9% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A84200
RGB168, 66, 0
HSL23.6°, 100.0%, 32.9%
CMYK0%, 61%, 100%, 34%
HSV23.6°, 100.0%, 65.9%
LAB41.6, 39.5, 52.3
XYZ18.1, 12.2, 1.4
Decimal11026944

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.10:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.44:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.83:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.93:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A84200; }
.text-color { color: #A84200; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A84200; }

Similar Colors

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