What color is #A68539?

#A68539 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Rich Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68539?

The RGB value is 166, 133, 57: 166 red, 133 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68539?

The complementary color is #395AA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68539?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68539 color

#A68539 rgb(166, 133, 57)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A68539 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 52.2% green and 22.4% blue (166, 133, 57).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 49% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 66% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Rich Gold (#AA8833), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#A68539 color codes

HEX	`#A68539`
RGB	`rgb(166, 133, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 52.2%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 49%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 66%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 66%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.25, 4, 44.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.25, 44.78, 84.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.853, 25.179, 7.421)`
Decimal	`10913081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68539, 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 #A68539	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68539 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #A68539 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68539; }
.text { color: #a68539; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68539; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 133 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68539, #90a639); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #A68539?: #A68539 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Rich Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68539?: The RGB value is 166, 133, 57: 166 red, 133 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68539?: The complementary color is #395AA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68539?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.