What color is #A78558?

#A78558 is a desaturated orange known as Exhumed Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Exhumed Gold?

The RGB value is 167, 133, 88: 167 red, 133 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Exhumed Gold?

The complementary color is #587AA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78558?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Exhumed Gold color: hex code #A78558

#A78558 rgb(167, 133, 88)

Shades of brown

Exhumed Gold has the hex code #A78558. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 52.2% green and 34.5% blue (167, 133, 88).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 31% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 47% yellow and 35% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

Exhumed Gold (#A78558) color codes

HEX	`#A78558`
RGB	`rgb(167, 133, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 52.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 31%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 47%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 47%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.75, 7.05, 29.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.75, 29.98, 76.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.086, 25.697, 12.817)`
Decimal	`10978648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Exhumed Gold, 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 #A78558	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A78558 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #A78558 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78558; }
.text { color: #a78558; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78558; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 133 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78558, #a2a758); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

See #A78558 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A78558?: #A78558 is a desaturated orange known as Exhumed Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Exhumed Gold?: The RGB value is 167, 133, 88: 167 red, 133 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Exhumed Gold?: The complementary color is #587AA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78558?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.