What color is #A46800?

#A46800 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Embarrassed Frog. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A46800?

The RGB value is 164, 104, 0: 164 red, 104 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A46800?

The complementary color is #003CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A46800?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A46800 color

#A46800 rgb(164, 104, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A46800 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 40.8% green and 0% blue (164, 104, 0).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 100% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Embarrassed Frog (#996611), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#A46800 color codes

HEX	`#A46800`
RGB	`rgb(164, 104, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 40.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 100%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 100%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 100%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.25, 17.45, 56.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.25, 59.3, 72.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.262, 17.795, 2.368)`
Decimal	`10774528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A46800, 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 #A46800	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A46800 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #A46800 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a46800; }
.text { color: #a46800; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a46800; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 104 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a46800, #8ea400); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #A46800?: #A46800 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Embarrassed Frog. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A46800?: The RGB value is 164, 104, 0: 164 red, 104 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A46800?: The complementary color is #003CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A46800?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.