What color is #AB9078?

#AB9078 is a grayish orange known as Bakery Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bakery Brown?

The RGB value is 171, 144, 120: 171 red, 144 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bakery Brown?

The complementary color is #7893AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9078?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bakery Brown color: hex code #AB9078

#AB9078 rgb(171, 144, 120)

Shades of brown

Bakery Brown has the hex code #AB9078. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 56.5% green and 47.1% blue (171, 144, 120).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 30% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

Bakery Brown (#AB9078) color codes

HEX	`#AB9078`
RGB	`rgb(171, 144, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 56.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 30%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 30%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.62, 6.46, 16.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.62, 17.76, 68.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.158, 29.962, 21.96)`
Decimal	`11243640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bakery Brown, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AB9078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB9078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AB9078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9078; }
.text { color: #ab9078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 144 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9078, #abaa78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

See #AB9078 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AB9078?: #AB9078 is a grayish orange known as Bakery Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bakery Brown?: The RGB value is 171, 144, 120: 171 red, 144 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bakery Brown?: The complementary color is #7893AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9078?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.