What color is #A69151?

#A69151 is a desaturated yellow known as Salted Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Salted Capers?

The RGB value is 166, 145, 81: 166 red, 145 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Salted Capers?

The complementary color is #5166A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69151?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Salted Capers color: hex code #A69151

#A69151 rgb(166, 145, 81)

Shades of brown

Salted Capers has the hex code #A69151. It is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 56.9% green and 31.8% blue (166, 145, 81).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 34% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 51% yellow and 35% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

Salted Capers (#A69151) color codes

HEX	`#A69151`
RGB	`rgb(166, 145, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 56.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 34%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 51%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 51%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.74, -0.73, 36.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.74, 36.61, 91.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.337, 28.953, 11.932)`
Decimal	`10916177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Salted Capers, 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 #A69151	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A69151 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #A69151 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69151; }
.text { color: #a69151; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69151; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 145 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69151, #91a651); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

See #A69151 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A69151?: #A69151 is a desaturated yellow known as Salted Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Salted Capers?: The RGB value is 166, 145, 81: 166 red, 145 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Salted Capers?: The complementary color is #5166A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69151?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.