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#A67C61 — Dusty Orange

#A67C61 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 #A67C61 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.

#A67C61 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 #628DA7; it also sits naturally between #A7626A and #A79F62. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67C61 · RGB 166, 124, 97

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Color values

HEX#A67C61
RGB166, 124, 97
HSL23°, 28%, 52%
HSV23°, 42%, 65%
CMYK0%, 25%, 42%, 35%
XYZ25.09, 23.39, 14.50
Yxy23.39, 0.3984, 0.3713
CIE-Lab55.47, 12.70, 21.08
Hunter Lab48.36, 10.74, 13.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 49% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 42% · Key 35%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67C61 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67C61 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67C61

.text { color: #A67C61; }
.background { background-color: #A67C61; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67C61; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 124, 97); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 28%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67C61; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 124, 97, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67C61; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 124, 97, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67C61">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67C61">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67C61

#997056#89644D#7C5B46#6C4F3D#5B4333#4B372A#3B2B21#2E211A#1D1511#0D0A07

Tints of #A67C61

#AE876F#B79580#BFA08D#C8AE9D#CFB8AA#D7C3B7#E0D1C8#E7DCD5#F0E9E5#F8F4F2

Tones of #A67C61

#A27E67#9D7F6C#988071#938176#8E827B#898380

Color harmonies

Complementary — #628DA7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.70:1 AA large only
Against black text5.68:1 AA

Best text color on #A67C61: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67C61

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 #A67C61: ·

How #A67C61 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #949368Deuteranopia · #969969Tritanopia · #A46D6E

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 #A67C61 rather than the exact color:

Palette 8a5f41
#8A5F41 · #A77F60 · #F3E4C9 · #CCD67F
Dusty Orchard
#783E29 · #976B4D · #A58161 · #CDB46B
Palette 6f4e37
#6F4E37 · #A67B5B · #ECB176 · #FED8B1
Palette 2c3639
#2C3639 · #3F4E4F · #A27B5C · #DCD7C9
Palette 2c3930
#2C3930 · #3F4F44 · #A27B5C · #DCD7C9
Cosmic Ruby Opal
#8E5B83 · #AB7E67 · #678640 · #50A17D

Similar colors

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

#A77F60#A58161#A67B5B#A27B5C#AB7E67#AF8260#A37264#A2865F#AA7F6B#A28863#A56F63#AF7B6B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67C60  ·  #A67C62 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67C61?

#A67C61 is Dusty Orange, a orange color (RGB 166, 124, 97). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67C61?

#A67C61 is RGB 166, 124, 97 — HSL 23°, 28%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 42%, 35%.

What colors go with #A67C61?

Its complement is #628DA7; analogous partners are #A7626A and #A79F62. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67C61 for text?

Black text on #A67C61 has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.70:1.