#A9724A · near Clay

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#A9724A (RGB 169, 114, 74) is a medium, moderately saturated brown, closest to Clay and near Copper and Mocha. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #A9724A a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 60% lightness and 0.09 chroma at hue 56°.

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HEX#A9724A
RGBrgb(169, 114, 74)
HSLhsl(25, 39%, 48%)
CMYK0, 33, 56, 34
CSS var--clay
Contrast4.04:1 white · 5.19:1 black

Similar named colors

Clay #B66A50Copper #B87333Mocha #967969Shadow #8A795DOchre #CC7722

How to use #A9724A

Black text passes WCAG AA on #A9724A (5.19:1); white text does not (4.04:1).

For a calm scheme pair #A9724A with its analogous neighbors #AA4B53 and #AAA24B; for contrast use its complement #4B82AA as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--clay: #A9724A;

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#A9724A hex color card: near Clay, RGB 169, 114, 74
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Shades & tints

#22170F#442E1E#65442C#875B3B#A9724A#BA8E6E#CBAA92#DDC7B7#EEE3DB

Color harmonies for #A9724A

Complementary

#A9724A#4B82AA

Analogous

#A9724A#AA4B53#AAA24B

Triadic

#A9724A#4BAA72#724BAA

Split complementary

#A9724A#4BAAA2#4B53AA

Tetradic

#A9724A#53AA4B#4B82AA#A24BAA

Palettes with #A9724A