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#A68049

#A68049 is a mid-tone, muted orange, close to the color Camel. In RGB it’s made of 65.1% red, 50.2% green, and 28.6% blue. Its hue is 35°, with 39% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A68049 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#A68049
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #A68049?

#A68049 is a mid-tone, muted orange, close to the color Camel. In RGB it’s made of 65.1% red, 50.2% green, and 28.6% blue. Its hue is 35°, with 39% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #A68049 in RGB?

#A68049 is rgb(166, 128, 73): 166 red, 128 green, and 73 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #A68049 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 23, 56, 35). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #A68049?

PANTONE 456 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #A68049?

Its complement #6088C5 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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