#A8835F

A medium, muted orange closely aligning with Tan.

About #A8835F

At its core, #A8835F is a medium and muted hue. Its closest recognized web color is Tan. Its digital footprint relies on 168 parts red, 131 parts green, and 95 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 22% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 29.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8835F
RGB168, 131, 95
HSL29.6°, 29.6%, 51.6%
CMYK0%, 22%, 43%, 34%
HSV29.6°, 43.5%, 65.9%
LAB57.4, 9.4, 24.9
XYZ26.3, 25.4, 14.3
Decimal11043679

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.46:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.08:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.30:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.17:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8835F; }
.text-color { color: #A8835F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8835F; }

Similar Colors

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