What color is #896A46?

#896A46 is a desaturated orange known as Sneaky Sesame. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sneaky Sesame?

The RGB value is 137, 106, 70: 137 red, 106 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sneaky Sesame?

The complementary color is #466589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896A46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sneaky Sesame color: hex code #896A46

#896A46 rgb(137, 106, 70)

Shades of brown

Sneaky Sesame has the hex code #896A46. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 41.6% green and 27.5% blue (137, 106, 70).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 32% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 49% yellow and 46% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

Sneaky Sesame (#896A46) color codes

HEX	`#896A46`
RGB	`rgb(137, 106, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 41.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 32%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 49%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 49%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.07, 7.52, 24.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.07, 26, 73.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.577, 16.07, 8.022)`
Decimal	`9005638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sneaky Sesame, 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 #896A46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896A46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	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 #896A46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896a46; }
.text { color: #896a46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896a46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 106 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896a46, #868946); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

See #896A46 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #896A46?: #896A46 is a desaturated orange known as Sneaky Sesame. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sneaky Sesame?: The RGB value is 137, 106, 70: 137 red, 106 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sneaky Sesame?: The complementary color is #466589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896A46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.