What color is #AE8A78?

#AE8A78 is a desaturated orange known as Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nougat?

The RGB value is 174, 138, 120: 174 red, 138 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Nougat?

The complementary color is #789CAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE8A78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nougat color: hex code #AE8A78

#AE8A78 rgb(174, 138, 120)

Shades of brown

Nougat has the hex code #AE8A78. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 54.1% green and 47.1% blue (174, 138, 120).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 31% yellow and 32% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

Nougat (#AE8A78) color codes

HEX	`#AE8A78`
RGB	`rgb(174, 138, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 54.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 31%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 31%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.37, 11.02, 14.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.37, 18.49, 53.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.935, 28.533, 21.696)`
Decimal	`11438712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nougat, 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 #AE8A78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE8A78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #AE8A78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae8a78; }
.text { color: #ae8a78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae8a78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 138 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae8a78, #aea578); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

See #AE8A78 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AE8A78?: #AE8A78 is a desaturated orange known as Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nougat?: The RGB value is 174, 138, 120: 174 red, 138 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nougat?: The complementary color is #789CAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE8A78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.