#A56E4B · near Clay

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#A56E4B (RGB 165, 110, 75) is a medium, moderately saturated brown, closest to Clay and near Mocha and Copper. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #A56E4B a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 59% lightness and 0.09 chroma at hue 53°.

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HEX#A56E4B
RGBrgb(165, 110, 75)
HSLhsl(23, 38%, 47%)
CMYK0, 33, 55, 35
CSS var--clay
Contrast4.26:1 white · 4.93:1 black

Similar named colors

Clay #B66A50Mocha #967969Copper #B87333Shadow #8A795DSienna #A0522D

How to use #A56E4B

Black text passes WCAG AA on #A56E4B (4.93:1); white text does not (4.26:1).

For a calm scheme pair #A56E4B with its analogous neighbors #A54A55 and #A59B4A; for contrast use its complement #4A82A5 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--clay: #A56E4B;

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#A56E4B hex color card: near Clay, RGB 165, 110, 75
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Shades & tints

#21160F#422C1E#63422D#84583C#A56E4B#B78B6F#C9A893#DBC5B7#EDE2DB

Color harmonies for #A56E4B

Complementary

#A56E4B#4A82A5

Analogous

#A56E4B#A54A55#A59B4A

Triadic

#A56E4B#4AA56D#6D4AA5

Split complementary

#A56E4B#4AA59B#4A55A5

Tetradic

#A56E4B#55A54A#4A82A5#9B4AA5

Palettes with #A56E4B