#a96600

Color #a96600

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 15.39 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a96600

RGB

rgb(169, 102, 0)

HSL

hsl(36.2, 100%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36.2, 100%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 39.6%, 100%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(49.42, 20.83, 57.11)

LCH

lch(49.42, 60.79, 69.96)

OKLCH

oklch(57.2%, 0.127, 66.32)

HWB

hwb(36.2, 0%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0043a9

Analogous

#a91100

#a96600

#97a900

Triadic

#a96600

#00a966

#6600a9

Split-complementary

#a96600

#0097a9

#1100a9

Tetradic

#a96600

#43a900

#0043a9

#6600a9

Square

#a96600

#00a911

#0043a9

#a90097

Shades

Color #a96600 mixed toward black.

#8d5500

#714400

#543300

#382200

#1c1100

Tints

Color #a96600 mixed toward white.

#e28800

#ffa51c

#ffbb54

#ffd28d

#ffe8c6

Tones

Color #a96600 mixed toward gray.

#9b630e

#8d601c

#7f5d2a

#715a38

#625746

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#919032 · ΔE 23.3

Deuteranopia

#949938 · ΔE 26.1

Tritanopia

#a64447 · ΔE 27.5

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 25.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a96600;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a96600]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Frequently asked questions

#a96600 (#a96600) is rgb(169, 102, 0) in RGB.

No, #a96600 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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