#A16C4E · near Clay

Click to copy

#A16C4E (RGB 161, 108, 78) is a medium, moderately saturated brown, closest to Clay and near Mocha and Shadow. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #A16C4E a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 58% lightness and 0.08 chroma at hue 50°.

Color codes click to copy

HEX#A16C4E
RGBrgb(161, 108, 78)
HSLhsl(22, 35%, 47%)
CMYK0, 33, 52, 37
CSS var--clay
Contrast4.4:1 white · 4.77:1 black

Similar named colors

Clay #B66A50Mocha #967969Shadow #8A795DCopper #B87333Cocoa #875F42

How to use #A16C4E

Black text passes WCAG AA on #A16C4E (4.77:1); white text does not (4.4:1).

For a calm scheme pair #A16C4E with its analogous neighbors #A24E59 and #A2974E; for contrast use its complement #4E83A2 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--clay: #A16C4E;

Color card

#A16C4E hex color card: near Clay, RGB 161, 108, 78
Save or share #A16C4E as an image — hex, RGB and HSL on the color itself.

Shades & tints

#201610#402B1F#61412F#81563E#A16C4E#B48971#C7A795#D9C4B8#ECE2DC

Color harmonies for #A16C4E

Complementary

#A16C4E#4E83A2

Analogous

#A16C4E#A24E59#A2974E

Triadic

#A16C4E#4EA26D#6D4EA2

Split complementary

#A16C4E#4EA297#4E59A2

Tetradic

#A16C4E#59A24E#4E83A2#974EA2

Palettes with #A16C4E