What color is #A85624?

#A85624 is a moderate orange known as Spicy Cinnamon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Spicy Cinnamon?

The RGB value is 168, 86, 36: 168 red, 86 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Spicy Cinnamon?

The complementary color is #2476A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A85624?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Spicy Cinnamon color: hex code #A85624

#A85624 rgb(168, 86, 36)

Shades of brown

Spicy Cinnamon has the hex code #A85624. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 33.7% green and 14.1% blue (168, 86, 36).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 65% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 79% yellow and 34% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

Spicy Cinnamon (#A85624) color codes

HEX	`#A85624`
RGB	`rgb(168, 86, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 33.7%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 65%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 79%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 79%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.78, 30.07, 42.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.78, 52.21, 54.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.797, 15.11, 3.543)`
Decimal	`11032100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Spicy Cinnamon, 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 #A85624	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A85624 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #A85624 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a85624; }
.text { color: #a85624; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a85624; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 86 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a85624, #a89824); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

See #A85624 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A85624?: #A85624 is a moderate orange known as Spicy Cinnamon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Spicy Cinnamon?: The RGB value is 168, 86, 36: 168 red, 86 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Spicy Cinnamon?: The complementary color is #2476A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A85624?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.