What color is #A48551?

#A48551 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Banner Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A48551?

The RGB value is 164, 133, 81: 164 red, 133 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A48551?

The complementary color is #5170A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A48551?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A48551 color

#A48551 rgb(164, 133, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A48551 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 52.2% green and 31.8% blue (164, 133, 81).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 34% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 51% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Banner Gold (#A28557), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#A48551 color codes

HEX	`#A48551`
RGB	`rgb(164, 133, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 52.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 34%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 51%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 51%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.33, 5.06, 32.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.33, 32.75, 81.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.184, 25.263, 11.333)`
Decimal	`10782033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A48551, 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 #A48551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A48551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #A48551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a48551; }
.text { color: #a48551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a48551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 133 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a48551, #9aa451); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A48551?: #A48551 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Banner Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A48551?: The RGB value is 164, 133, 81: 164 red, 133 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A48551?: The complementary color is #5170A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A48551?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.