Palettes / Colors / #A6775B

#A6775B — Dusty Orange

#A6775B 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 #A6775B 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.

#A6775B 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 #598AA6; it also sits naturally between #A65963 and #A69C59. 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 47% · Blue 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 45% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A6775B

.text { color: #A6775B; }
.background { background-color: #A6775B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A6775B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 119, 91); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 30%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A6775B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 119, 91, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A6775B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 119, 91, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A6775B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A6775B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #598AA6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A6775B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A6775B

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 #A6775B 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 #A6775B 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 #A6775B?

#A6775B is Dusty Orange, a orange color (RGB 166, 119, 91). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A6775B?

#A6775B is RGB 166, 119, 91 — HSL 22°, 30%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 45%, 35%.

What colors go with #A6775B?

Its complement is #598AA6; analogous partners are #A65963 and #A69C59. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A6775B for text?

Black text on #A6775B has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.88:1.