What color is #A28B65?

#A28B65 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 #A28B65?

The RGB value is 162, 139, 101: 162 red, 139 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A28B65?

The complementary color is #657CA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A28B65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A28B65 color

#A28B65 rgb(162, 139, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A28B65 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 54.5% green and 39.6% blue (162, 139, 101).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 25% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 38% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Banner Gold (#A28557), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#A28B65 color codes

HEX	`#A28B65`
RGB	`rgb(162, 139, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 54.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 25%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 38%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 38%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.06, 3.06, 23.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.06, 23.75, 82.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.482, 27.087, 16.143)`
Decimal	`10652517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A28B65, 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 #A28B65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A28B65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #A28B65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a28b65; }
.text { color: #a28b65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a28b65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 139 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a28b65, #9ba265); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A28B65?: #A28B65 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 #A28B65?: The RGB value is 162, 139, 101: 162 red, 139 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A28B65?: The complementary color is #657CA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A28B65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.