#A96E15

A dark, vivid orange closely aligning with Peru.

About #A96E15

The hex code #A96E15 represents a beautifully specific shade of orange. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Peru. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(169, 110, 21).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 35% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 36.1° hue, 77.9% saturation, and 37.3% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A96E15
RGB169, 110, 21
HSL36.1°, 77.9%, 37.3%
CMYK0%, 35%, 88%, 34%
HSV36.1°, 87.6%, 66.3%
LAB51.4, 16.7, 53.7
XYZ22.1, 19.6, 3.3
Decimal11103765

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.26:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.93:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.07:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.19:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A96E15; }
.text-color { color: #A96E15; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A96E15; }

Similar Colors

Peru
#CD853F