#A4644E · near Clay

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#A4644E (RGB 164, 100, 78) is a medium, moderately saturated brown, closest to Clay and near Sienna and Toffee. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #A4644E a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 57% lightness and 0.09 chroma at hue 40°.

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HEX#A4644E
RGBrgb(164, 100, 78)
HSLhsl(15, 36%, 47%)
CMYK0, 39, 52, 36
CSS var--clay
Contrast4.65:1 white · 4.51:1 black

Similar named colors

Clay #B66A50Sienna #A0522DToffee #A0522DMocha #967969Cocoa #875F42

How to use #A4644E

Both white and black text pass WCAG AA on it, so it is easy to use as a background.

For a calm scheme pair #A4644E with its analogous neighbors #A34D62 and #A38D4D; for contrast use its complement #4D8DA3 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--clay: #A4644E;

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#A4644E hex color card: near Clay, RGB 164, 100, 78
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Shades & tints

#211410#42281F#623C2F#83503E#A4644E#B68371#C8A295#DBC1B8#EDE0DC

Color harmonies for #A4644E

Complementary

#A4644E#4D8DA3

Analogous

#A4644E#A34D62#A38D4D

Triadic

#A4644E#4DA362#624DA3

Split complementary

#A4644E#4DA38D#4D62A3

Tetradic

#A4644E#62A34D#4D8DA3#8D4DA3

Palettes with #A4644E