Windsor Tan (#A75502)

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

Color values

  • HEX #A75502
  • RGB rgb(167, 85, 2)
  • HSL hsl(30, 98%, 65%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 49.1, 98.8, 34.51 )

Tags

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A75502 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Windsor Tan
#A75502 Base
#0254A7
Analogous

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

Windsor Tan
#A75502 Base
#A70202
#A7A702
Triadic

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

Windsor Tan
#A75502 Base
#02A755
#5502A7
Split-Complementary

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

Windsor Tan
#A75502 Base
#02A7A7
#0202A7
Tetradic (Square)

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

Windsor Tan
#A75502 Base
#02A702
#0254A7
#A702A7
Monochromatic

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

Windsor Tan
#A75502 Base
#190D00
#5B2F01
#7F4002
#CF6A02
#F37B03
#FDA245
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#190D00
#361B01
#522A01
#6E3801
#8B4702
Windsor Tan #A75502 Base
#E57503
#FC942B
#FDB469
#FED3A7
#FFF2E6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #A75502. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #A75502;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #A75502;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #A75502;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #A75502,
        #50A6FE
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #A75502,
        #50A6FE
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$windsor-tan: #A75502;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$windsor-tan-r: 167;
$windsor-tan-g: 85;
$windsor-tan-b: 2;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $windsor-tan;
    color: rgba($windsor-tan-r, $windsor-tan-g, $windsor-tan-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

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

Normal Vision #A75502 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #757500 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 #626206 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #A95050 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #6B6B6B 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 Windsor Tan ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Windsor Tan #A75502 Base
Brown (traditional) #964B00 ΔE 4.55
Light Brown #B5651D ΔE 5.73
Ginger #B06500 ΔE 6.28
Ruddy Brown #BB6528 ΔE 7.13

How to use this color

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