What color is #A6966D?

#A6966D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6966D?

The RGB value is 166, 150, 109: 166 red, 150 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6966D?

The complementary color is #6D7DA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6966D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6966D color

#A6966D rgb(166, 150, 109)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A6966D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 58.8% green and 42.7% blue (166, 150, 109).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 24% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 34% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Veranda Gold (#AF9968), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#A6966D color codes

HEX	`#A6966D`
RGB	`rgb(166, 150, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 58.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 24%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 34%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 34%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.53, -0.36, 23.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.53, 23.82, 90.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.393, 31.025, 18.905)`
Decimal	`10917485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6966D, 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 #A6966D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6966D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #A6966D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6966d; }
.text { color: #a6966d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6966d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 150 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6966d, #9aa66d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A6966D?: #A6966D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6966D?: The RGB value is 166, 150, 109: 166 red, 150 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6966D?: The complementary color is #6D7DA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6966D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.