What color is #A08661?

#A08661 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Banner Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A08661?

The RGB value is 160, 134, 97: 160 red, 134 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A08661?

The complementary color is #617BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A08661?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A08661 color

#A08661 rgb(160, 134, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A08661 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 52.5% green and 38% blue (160, 134, 97).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 25% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 39% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Banner Gold (#A28557), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#A08661 color codes

HEX	`#A08661`
RGB	`rgb(160, 134, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 52.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 25%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 39%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 39%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.45, 4.53, 23.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.45, 24.05, 79.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.181, 25.388, 14.881)`
Decimal	`10520161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A08661, 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 #A08661	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A08661 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #A08661 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a08661; }
.text { color: #a08661; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a08661; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 134 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a08661, #9ba061); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A08661?: #A08661 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Banner Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A08661?: The RGB value is 160, 134, 97: 160 red, 134 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A08661?: The complementary color is #617BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A08661?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.