A6715B

#A6715B Hazelnut

#A6715B is a medium, moderately saturated orange named Hazelnut. In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 44.3% green and 35.7% blue (rgb(166, 113, 91)). Its HSL value is 18° hue, 30% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 45% yellow and 35% black. #A6715B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.13:1.

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Variations of #A6715B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#A6715B 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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#A6715B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A6715B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8B825B
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7F7759
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8B765A
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8B825B
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #937C5A
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B2686B
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AB6E63
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7D7D7D
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #897A76

#A6715B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.09:1 Poor#A6715B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.13:1 Good#A6715B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A6715B in CSS

/* Hazelnut */
.color { color: #A6715B; }
.background { background-color: #A6715B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A6715B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(166 113 91);
color: hsl(18 30% 50%);
color: oklch(0.598 0.075 43.4);

#A6715B FAQ

What color is #A6715B?

#A6715B is a medium, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Hazelnut. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #A6715B?

#A6715B is rgb(166, 113, 91) in RGB, hsl(18, 30%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 32%, 45%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A6715B?

The complementary color of #A6715B is #5B90A6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A6715B?

Black text has the best contrast on #A6715B: 5.13:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A6715B a warm or cool color?

#A6715B is a warm color.