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#A87F2E closest to Chai Tea

#A87F2E is a medium, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Chai Tea. In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 49.8% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(168, 127, 46)). Its HSL value is 40° hue, 57% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 73% yellow and 34% black. #A87F2E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.74:1.

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Variations of #A87F2E

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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#A87F2E 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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#A87F2E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A87F2E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #998A31
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #908023
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #978027
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #998A31
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9D862F
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B6736E
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AE7A53
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #868686
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8F8477

#A87F2E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.66:1 Poor#A87F2E text on white
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AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.74:1 Good#A87F2E text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A87F2E in CSS

/* Chai Tea */
.color { color: #A87F2E; }
.background { background-color: #A87F2E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A87F2E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(168 127 46);
color: hsl(40 57% 42%);
color: oklch(0.622 0.109 81.0);

#A87F2E FAQ

What color is #A87F2E?

#A87F2E is a medium, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Chai Tea. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #A87F2E?

#A87F2E is rgb(168, 127, 46) in RGB, hsl(40, 57%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 24%, 73%, 34%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A87F2E?

The complementary color of #A87F2E is #2E57A8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A87F2E?

Black text has the best contrast on #A87F2E: 5.74:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A87F2E a warm or cool color?

#A87F2E is a warm color.