What color is #A08250?

#A08250 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Banner Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A08250?

The RGB value is 160, 130, 80: 160 red, 130 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A08250?

The complementary color is #506EA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A08250?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A08250 color

#A08250 rgb(160, 130, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A08250 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 51% green and 31.4% blue (160, 130, 80).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 33% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 50% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Banner Gold (#A28557), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#A08250 color codes

HEX	`#A08250`
RGB	`rgb(160, 130, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 51%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 33%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 50%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 50%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.11, 4.91, 31.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.11, 31.66, 81.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.929, 24.019, 10.964)`
Decimal	`10519120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A08250, 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 #A08250	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A08250 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #A08250 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a08250; }
.text { color: #a08250; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a08250; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 130 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a08250, #96a050); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A08250?: #A08250 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Banner Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A08250?: The RGB value is 160, 130, 80: 160 red, 130 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A08250?: The complementary color is #506EA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A08250?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.