Palettes / Colors / #A6740E

#A6740E — Vivid Orange

#A6740E is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) — not an exact match. CSS darkgoldenrod gives you #B8860B, a different color; use #A6740E 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.

#A6740E is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #0E40A4; it also sits naturally between #A4270E and #8BA40E. 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 65% · Green 45% · Blue 5%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 92% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A6740E

.text { color: #A6740E; }
.background { background-color: #A6740E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A6740E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 116, 14); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 84%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A6740E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 116, 14, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A6740E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 116, 14, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A6740E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A6740E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0E40A4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A6740E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A6740E

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 #A6740E 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 #A6740E 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 #A6740E?

#A6740E is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 166, 116, 14). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A6740E?

#A6740E is RGB 166, 116, 14 — HSL 40°, 84%, 35% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 92%, 35%.

What colors go with #A6740E?

Its complement is #0E40A4; analogous partners are #A4270E and #8BA40E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A6740E for text?

Black text on #A6740E has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.10:1.