What color is #A59966?

#A59966 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kathmandu. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59966?

The RGB value is 165, 153, 102: 165 red, 153 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59966?

The complementary color is #6672A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59966?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59966 color

#A59966 rgb(165, 153, 102)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A59966 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 60% green and 40% blue (165, 153, 102).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 26% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 38% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Kathmandu (#AD9A5D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#A59966 color codes

HEX	`#A59966`
RGB	`rgb(165, 153, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 60%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 26%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 38%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 38%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.13, -3.28, 28.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.13, 28.61, 96.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.307, 31.742, 17.151)`
Decimal	`10852710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59966, 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 #A59966	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59966 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #A59966 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59966; }
.text { color: #a59966; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59966; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 153 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59966, #92a566); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A59966?: #A59966 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kathmandu. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59966?: The RGB value is 165, 153, 102: 165 red, 153 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59966?: The complementary color is #6672A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59966?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.