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#A6745C — Dusty Orange

#A6745C is a orange color we call Dusty Orange, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #A6745C 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.

#A6745C 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 #5E8FA6; it also sits naturally between #A65E6B and #A6995E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A6745C · RGB 166, 116, 92

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Color values

HEX#A6745C
RGB166, 116, 92
HSL19°, 29%, 51%
HSV19°, 45%, 65%
CMYK0%, 30%, 45%, 35%
XYZ23.90, 21.37, 12.99
Yxy21.37, 0.4103, 0.3668
CIE-Lab53.35, 16.67, 21.12
Hunter Lab46.23, 14.09, 13.69

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 45% · Blue 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 45% · Key 35%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A6745C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A6745C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A6745C

.text { color: #A6745C; }
.background { background-color: #A6745C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A6745C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 116, 92); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(19, 29%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A6745C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 116, 92, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A6745C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 116, 92, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A6745C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A6745C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A6745C

#976953#8A604C#7A5443#69493A#5C4033#4C342A#3B2921#2B1E18#1E1510#0D0907

Tints of #A6745C

#AF836E#B78E7B#C09C8C#C7A899#D0B6A9#D7C1B7#E0CFC7#E7DAD4#F1E8E5#F8F4F2

Tones of #A6745C

#A17763#9C7868#977A6D#917D73#8C7E78#87807D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5E8FA6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.98:1 AA large only
Against black text5.27:1 AA

Best text color on #A6745C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A6745C

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #A6745C: ·

How #A6745C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #909062Deuteranopia · #939763Tritanopia · #A46667

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:

Tailwind stone 500 · #78716CTailwind neutral 500 · #737373Material Brown 500 · #795548

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A6745C rather than the exact color:

Royal Drift
#A39FC3 · #A35792 · #A87156 · #687E4C
Palette 6f4e37
#6F4E37 · #A67B5B · #ECB176 · #FED8B1
Palette 2c3639
#2C3639 · #3F4E4F · #A27B5C · #DCD7C9
Palette 2c3930
#2C3930 · #3F4F44 · #A27B5C · #DCD7C9
Palette 0f3040
#0F3040 · #464858 · #A56F63 · #D99B7F
Misty Zephyr
#A37264 · #C5764B · #503627 · #694722

Similar colors

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

#A87156#A67B5B#A27B5C#A56F63#A37264#A66C55#9B765A#A47251#A77F60#B17457#AF6B58#9A7061

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A6745B  ·  #A6745D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A6745C?

#A6745C is Dusty Orange, a orange color (RGB 166, 116, 92). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A6745C?

#A6745C is RGB 166, 116, 92 — HSL 19°, 29%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 45%, 35%.

What colors go with #A6745C?

Its complement is #5E8FA6; analogous partners are #A65E6B and #A6995E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A6745C for text?

Black text on #A6745C has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.98:1.