Chamoisee (#A0785A)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.94:1 — vs black: 5.33:1

Color values

HEX #A0785A
RGB rgb(160, 120, 90)
HSL hsl(25, 28%, 49%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 25, 44, 37 )
Websafe #996666

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Tags

Mood

Style

Muted (190) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Border (170) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A0785A based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Chamoisee
#A0785A Base

#5A82A0

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Chamoisee
#A0785A Base

#A05A5F

#A09B5A

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Chamoisee
#A0785A Base

#5AA078

#785AA0

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Chamoisee
#A0785A Base

#5AA09B

#5A5FA0

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Chamoisee
#A0785A Base

#5FA05A

#5A82A0

#9B5AA0

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Chamoisee
#A0785A Base

#3E2F23

#6F533E

#86644B

#B08D73

#BDA08A

#D8C7BB

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Chamoisee, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #100C09

— #2D2219

— #4A372A

— #674D3A

— #83624A

Chamoisee #A0785A Base

— #B29077

— #C3A995

— #D4C1B3

— #E5D9D1

— #F6F2EF

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #A0785A. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #A0785A;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #A0785A;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #A0785A;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #A0785A,
        #5A82A0
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #A0785A,
        #5A82A0
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$chamoisee: #A0785A;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$chamoisee-r: 160;
$chamoisee-g: 120;
$chamoisee-b: 90;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $chamoisee;
    color: rgba($chamoisee-r, $chamoisee-g, $chamoisee-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Chamoisee appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #A0785A How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #858558 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #7D7D5A Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #A27575 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #808080 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Chamoisee ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Chamoisee #A0785A Base

French Beige #A67B5B ΔE 1.62

Liver Chestnut #987456 ΔE 2.32

Dirt #9B7653 ΔE 2.61

Pale Brown #987654 ΔE 3.25

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.