What color is #A17B4D?

#A17B4D is a desaturated orange known as Caramelised Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Caramelised Pecan?

The RGB value is 161, 123, 77: 161 red, 123 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Caramelised Pecan?

The complementary color is #4D73A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A17B4D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Caramelised Pecan color: hex code #A17B4D

#A17B4D rgb(161, 123, 77)

Shades of brown

Caramelised Pecan has the hex code #A17B4D. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 48.2% green and 30.2% blue (161, 123, 77).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 35% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 52% yellow and 37% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

Caramelised Pecan (#A17B4D) color codes

HEX	`#A17B4D`
RGB	`rgb(161, 123, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 48.2%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 35%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 52%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 52%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.32, 9.01, 30.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.32, 32, 73.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.122, 22.28, 10.102)`
Decimal	`10582861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Caramelised Pecan, 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 #A17B4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A17B4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #A17B4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a17b4d; }
.text { color: #a17b4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a17b4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 123 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a17b4d, #9da14d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

See #A17B4D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A17B4D?: #A17B4D is a desaturated orange known as Caramelised Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Caramelised Pecan?: The RGB value is 161, 123, 77: 161 red, 123 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Caramelised Pecan?: The complementary color is #4D73A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A17B4D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.