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#A67A6F — Dusty Orange

#A67A6F 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 #A67A6F 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.

#A67A6F 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 #6E9BA6; it also sits naturally between #A66E7E and #A6956E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67A6F · RGB 166, 122, 111

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Color values

HEX#A67A6F
RGB166, 122, 111
HSL12°, 24%, 54%
HSV12°, 33%, 65%
CMYK0%, 27%, 33%, 35%
XYZ25.55, 23.17, 18.17
Yxy23.17, 0.3820, 0.3464
CIE-Lab55.25, 15.60, 12.75
Hunter Lab48.14, 13.29, 9.04

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 48% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 33% · Key 35%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67A6F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67A6F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67A6F

.text { color: #A67A6F; }
.background { background-color: #A67A6F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67A6F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 122, 111); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 24%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67A6F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 122, 111, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67A6F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 122, 111, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67A6F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67A6F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67A6F

#9B6B5F#8B6055#7B554C#6C4A42#5C3F38#4C342F#3C2925#2C1F1B#1C1411#0D0908

Tints of #A67A6F

#AE847A#B59087#BF9F97#C7AAA3#CFB6B0#D6C2BD#DECDC9#E8DCD9#EFE8E6#F7F3F2

Tones of #A67A6F

#A27B71#9E7E76#9A8079#95837E#928581#8D8886

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6E9BA6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.73:1 AA large only
Against black text5.63:1 AA

Best text color on #A67A6F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67A6F

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 #A67A6F: ·

How #A67A6F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #939372Deuteranopia · #969972Tritanopia · #A47474

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 · #737373Tailwind zinc 500 · #71717A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A67A6F rather than the exact color:

Velvet Opal
#8F3E77 · #AA7F6B · #8C9D6D · #417656
Honey Ruby Orchard
#A56EAF · #8C4B6A · #9F776C · #C5BD72
Palette A87676
#A87676 · #CA8787 · #E1ACAC · #FFD0D0
Dreamy Ruby Bloom
#AD7472 · #B8BD9E · #49845C · #83A5C3
Velvet Ruby Aurora
#5A73A2 · #9175AC · #D295BB · #AF7B6B
Palette 472d2d
#472D2D · #553939 · #704F4F · #A77979

Similar colors

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

#AA7F6B#9F776C#A87676#AD7472#AF7B6B#A77979#AB7E67#A27071#A76F6F#9E7676#9E7777#9A7E6F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67A6E  ·  #A67A70 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67A6F?

#A67A6F is Dusty Orange, a orange color (RGB 166, 122, 111). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67A6F?

#A67A6F is RGB 166, 122, 111 — HSL 12°, 24%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 33%, 35%.

What colors go with #A67A6F?

Its complement is #6E9BA6; analogous partners are #A66E7E and #A6956E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67A6F for text?

Black text on #A67A6F has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.73:1.