What color is #A39661?

#A39661 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kathmandu. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A39661?

The RGB value is 163, 150, 97: 163 red, 150 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39661?

The complementary color is #616EA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39661?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39661 color

#A39661 rgb(163, 150, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A39661 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 58.8% green and 38% blue (163, 150, 97).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 26% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 40% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Kathmandu (#AD9A5D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#A39661 color codes

HEX	`#A39661`
RGB	`rgb(163, 150, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 58.8%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 26%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 40%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 40%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.05, -3.07, 29.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.05, 29.85, 95.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.169, 30.463, 15.703)`
Decimal	`10720865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39661, 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 #A39661	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A39661 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A39661 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39661; }
.text { color: #a39661; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39661; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 150 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39661, #8fa361); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A39661?: #A39661 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kathmandu. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A39661?: The RGB value is 163, 150, 97: 163 red, 150 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39661?: The complementary color is #616EA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39661?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.