What color is #A69855?

#A69855 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A69855?

The RGB value is 166, 152, 85: 166 red, 152 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69855?

The complementary color is #5563A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69855?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69855 color

#A69855 rgb(166, 152, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A69855 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 59.6% green and 33.3% blue (166, 152, 85).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 32% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 49% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Gremlin (#A79954), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#A69855 color codes

HEX	`#A69855`
RGB	`rgb(166, 152, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 59.6%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 32%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 49%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 49%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.69, -4.16, 36.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.69, 37.15, 96.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.595, 31.22, 13.112)`
Decimal	`10917973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69855, 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 #A69855	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69855 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #A69855 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69855; }
.text { color: #a69855; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69855; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 152 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69855, #8ca655); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A69855?: #A69855 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A69855?: The RGB value is 166, 152, 85: 166 red, 152 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69855?: The complementary color is #5563A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69855?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.