What color is #A08D68?

#A08D68 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A08D68?

The RGB value is 160, 141, 104: 160 red, 141 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A08D68?

The complementary color is #687BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A08D68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A08D68 color

#A08D68 rgb(160, 141, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A08D68 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 55.3% green and 40.8% blue (160, 141, 104).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 23% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 35% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Wasteland (#9C8855), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#A08D68 color codes

HEX	`#A08D68`
RGB	`rgb(160, 141, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 55.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 23%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 35%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 35%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.46, 1.49, 22.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.46, 22.43, 86.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.521, 27.524, 17.01)`
Decimal	`10521960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A08D68, 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 #A08D68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A08D68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #A08D68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a08d68; }
.text { color: #a08d68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a08d68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 141 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a08d68, #97a068); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A08D68?: #A08D68 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A08D68?: The RGB value is 160, 141, 104: 160 red, 141 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A08D68?: The complementary color is #687BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A08D68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.