Palettes / Colors / #A67C59

#A67C59 — Dusty Orange

#A67C59 is a orange color we call Dusty Orange, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peru (#CD853F) — not an exact match. CSS peru gives you #CD853F, a different color; use #A67C59 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.

#A67C59 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 #5983A6; it also sits naturally between #A6595D and #A6A259. 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 49% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 46% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A67C59

.text { color: #A67C59; }
.background { background-color: #A67C59; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67C59; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 124, 89); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 30%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67C59; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 124, 89, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67C59; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 124, 89, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67C59">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67C59">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5983A6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A67C59: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67C59

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 #A67C59 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 #A67C59 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 #A67C59?

#A67C59 is Dusty Orange, a orange color (RGB 166, 124, 89). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67C59?

#A67C59 is RGB 166, 124, 89 — HSL 27°, 30%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 46%, 35%.

What colors go with #A67C59?

Its complement is #5983A6; analogous partners are #A6595D and #A6A259. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67C59 for text?

Black text on #A67C59 has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.72:1.