Color swatch image showing #A18596 with RGB(161,133,150) values

#A18596 Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #A18596 including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#A18596 Color Information

#A18596 RGB value is (161, 133, 150). The hex color red value is 161, green is 133, and blue is 150. Its HSL format shows a hue of 324°, saturation of 13 percent, and lightness of 58 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 17 percent, 7 percent, 37 percent.

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#A18596 Color Meaning

Color #A18596 conveys muted elegance, historical sentiment, and complex subtlety. #A18596 dusty, grayish purple-brown suggests faded tapestry, antique pottery, or shadows in an old garden. Psychologically, color #A18596 is sophisticated and introspective, encouraging a nuanced understanding of history, memory, and layered emotion. #A18596 soothes with its complexity, offering a color space that feels rich with unspoken stories and dignified age. #A18596 color is emotionally resonant but quiet and reserved. Symbolically, color #A18596 represents the patina of experience, beauty that is inseparable from time, and mystery that has been integrated into the everyday. #A18596 is the color of a forgotten, leather-bound journal. Culturally, #A18596 appears in heritage branding, period film costuming, and museum displays, where #A18596 conveys authenticity, depth, and a tangible connection to the past. Color #A18596 provides a visual language for expressing tradition, subtlety, and refined melancholy.

Color Conversion

Convert #A18596 across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#A18596
RGB
rgb(161, 133, 150)
HSL
hsl(324°, 13%, 58%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 17%, 7%, 37%)
HSV
hsv(324°, 17%, 63%)
XYZ
28.5905 26.5541 32.4727
Yxy
26.5541 0.3263 0.3031
Hunter Lab
51.5307 1.6057 -0.5407
CIE-Lab
58.5593 13.6387 -5.0730

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red161 / 255 (63%)
63%
Green133 / 255 (52%)
52%
Blue150 / 255 (59%)
59%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta17 / 100 (17%)
17%
Yellow7 / 100 (7%)
Key (Black)37 / 100 (37%)
37%

Color Variations

#A18596 harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#A18596 harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #A18596 for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

3.33:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

3.33:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

3.33:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #A18596 appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

#A18596

protanopia

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Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #A18596;

Text Color

color: #A18596;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #A18596;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #A1859640;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #A18596;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #A18596 0%, #624b59 100%);

#A18596 Color FAQs

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