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#A87C19 closest to Bronze

#A87C19 is a medium, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Bronze. In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 48.6% green and 9.8% blue (rgb(168, 124, 25)). Its HSL value is 42° hue, 74% saturation and 38% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 85% yellow and 34% black. #A87C19 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.56:1.

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Variations of #A87C19

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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#A87C19 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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#A87C19 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A87C19 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #98881F
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8E7D00
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #967E09
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #98881F
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9D841B
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B76F6A
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AE774B
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #838383
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8E8274

#A87C19 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.78:1 Poor#A87C19 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.56:1 Good#A87C19 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A87C19 in CSS

/* Bronze */
.color { color: #A87C19; }
.background { background-color: #A87C19; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A87C19; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(168 124 25);
color: hsl(42 74% 38%);
color: oklch(0.614 0.119 81.8);

#A87C19 FAQ

What color is #A87C19?

#A87C19 is a medium, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Bronze. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #A87C19?

#A87C19 is rgb(168, 124, 25) in RGB, hsl(42, 74%, 38%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 26%, 85%, 34%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A87C19?

The complementary color of #A87C19 is #1945A8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A87C19?

Black text has the best contrast on #A87C19: 5.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A87C19 a warm or cool color?

#A87C19 is a warm color.