What color is #A67A45?

#A67A45 is a desaturated orange known as Driftwood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Driftwood?

The RGB value is 166, 122, 69: 166 red, 122 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Driftwood?

The complementary color is #4571A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A67A45?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Driftwood color: hex code #A67A45

#A67A45 rgb(166, 122, 69)

Shades of brown

Driftwood has the hex code #A67A45. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 47.8% green and 27.1% blue (166, 122, 69).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 41% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 58% yellow and 35% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

Driftwood (#A67A45) color codes

HEX	`#A67A45`
RGB	`rgb(166, 122, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 47.8%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 41%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 58%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 58%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.51, 11.06, 35.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.51, 37.07, 72.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.761, 22.457, 8.712)`
Decimal	`10910277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Driftwood, 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 #A67A45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A67A45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #A67A45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a67a45; }
.text { color: #a67a45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a67a45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 122 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a67a45, #a2a645); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

See #A67A45 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A67A45?: #A67A45 is a desaturated orange known as Driftwood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Driftwood?: The RGB value is 166, 122, 69: 166 red, 122 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Driftwood?: The complementary color is #4571A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A67A45?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.