Palettes / Colors / #A0806E

#A0806E — Dusty Orange

#A0806E is a orange color we call Dusty Orange, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gray (#808080) — not an exact match. CSS gray gives you #808080, a different color; use #A0806E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A0806E is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6E8EA0; it also sits naturally between #A06E75 and #A09A6E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 63% · Green 50% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 31% · Key 37%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A0806E

.text { color: #A0806E; }
.background { background-color: #A0806E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A0806E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 128, 110); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 21%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A0806E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 128, 110, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A0806E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 128, 110, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A0806E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A0806E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6E8EA0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A0806E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A0806E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #A0806E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A0806E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A0806E?

#A0806E is Dusty Orange, a orange color (RGB 160, 128, 110). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A0806E?

#A0806E is RGB 160, 128, 110 — HSL 22°, 21%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 31%, 37%.

What colors go with #A0806E?

Its complement is #6E8EA0; analogous partners are #A06E75 and #A09A6E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A0806E for text?

Black text on #A0806E has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.62:1.