What color is #A86F48?

#A86F48 is a desaturated orange known as Stroopwafel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Stroopwafel?

The RGB value is 168, 111, 72: 168 red, 111 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Stroopwafel?

The complementary color is #4881A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A86F48?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Stroopwafel color: hex code #A86F48

#A86F48 rgb(168, 111, 72)

Shades of brown

Stroopwafel has the hex code #A86F48. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 43.5% green and 28.2% blue (168, 111, 72).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 40% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 57% yellow and 34% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

Stroopwafel (#A86F48) color codes

HEX	`#A86F48`
RGB	`rgb(168, 111, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 43.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 40%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 57%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 57%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.02, 18.4, 30.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.02, 35.86, 59.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.004, 20.164, 8.81)`
Decimal	`11038536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Stroopwafel, 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 #A86F48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A86F48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #A86F48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a86f48; }
.text { color: #a86f48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a86f48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 111 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a86f48, #a89f48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

See #A86F48 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A86F48?: #A86F48 is a desaturated orange known as Stroopwafel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Stroopwafel?: The RGB value is 168, 111, 72: 168 red, 111 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Stroopwafel?: The complementary color is #4881A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A86F48?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.