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#A5694F Hot Cacao

#A5694F is a medium, moderately saturated brown named Hot Cacao. In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 41.2% green and 31.0% blue (rgb(165, 105, 79)). Its HSL value is 18° hue, 35% saturation and 48% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 52% yellow and 35% black. #A5694F is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.73:1.

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Variations of #A5694F

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A5694F color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A5694F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A5694F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #877D4F
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #79704D
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #87704D
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #877D4F
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #90764E
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B25F62
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AB6558
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #787878
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #85746F

#A5694F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.44:1 Poor#A5694F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.73:1 Good#A5694F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A5694F in CSS

/* Hot Cacao */
.color { color: #A5694F; }
.background { background-color: #A5694F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A5694F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(165 105 79);
color: hsl(18 35% 48%);
color: oklch(0.579 0.086 44.1);

#A5694F FAQ

What color is #A5694F?

#A5694F is a medium, moderately saturated brown. Its closest named color is Hot Cacao. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #A5694F?

#A5694F is rgb(165, 105, 79) in RGB, hsl(18, 35%, 48%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 36%, 52%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A5694F?

The complementary color of #A5694F is #4F8BA5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A5694F?

Black text has the best contrast on #A5694F: 4.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A5694F a warm or cool color?

#A5694F is a warm color.