What color is #A18D60?

#A18D60 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A18D60?

The RGB value is 161, 141, 96: 161 red, 141 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18D60?

The complementary color is #6074A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18D60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18D60 color

#A18D60 rgb(161, 141, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A18D60 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 55.3% green and 37.6% blue (161, 141, 96).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 26% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 40% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Wasteland (#9C8855), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#A18D60 color codes

HEX	`#A18D60`
RGB	`rgb(161, 141, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 55.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 26%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 40%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 40%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.41, 0.92, 26.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.41, 26.78, 88.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.335, 27.472, 14.98)`
Decimal	`10587488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18D60, 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 #A18D60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18D60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #A18D60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18d60; }
.text { color: #a18d60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18d60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 141 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18d60, #94a160); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A18D60?: #A18D60 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A18D60?: The RGB value is 161, 141, 96: 161 red, 141 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18D60?: The complementary color is #6074A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18D60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.