What color is #A67E4B?

#A67E4B is a desaturated orange known as Tosty Crust. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tosty Crust?

The RGB value is 166, 126, 75: 166 red, 126 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tosty Crust?

The complementary color is #4B73A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A67E4B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tosty Crust color: hex code #A67E4B

#A67E4B rgb(166, 126, 75)

Shades of brown

Tosty Crust has the hex code #A67E4B. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 49.4% green and 29.4% blue (166, 126, 75).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 38% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 55% yellow and 35% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

Tosty Crust (#A67E4B) color codes

HEX	`#A67E4B`
RGB	`rgb(166, 126, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 49.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 38%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 55%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 55%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.62, 9.31, 33.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.62, 34.79, 74.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.458, 23.538, 9.91)`
Decimal	`10911307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tosty Crust, 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 #A67E4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A67E4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #A67E4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a67e4b; }
.text { color: #a67e4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a67e4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 126 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a67e4b, #a1a64b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

See #A67E4B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A67E4B?: #A67E4B is a desaturated orange known as Tosty Crust. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tosty Crust?: The RGB value is 166, 126, 75: 166 red, 126 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tosty Crust?: The complementary color is #4B73A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A67E4B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.