What color is #A6995E?

#A6995E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6995E?

The RGB value is 166, 153, 94: 166 red, 153 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6995E?

The complementary color is #5E6BA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6995E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6995E color

#A6995E rgb(166, 153, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A6995E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 60% green and 36.9% blue (166, 153, 94).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 29% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 43% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Gremlin (#A79954), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#A6995E color codes

HEX	`#A6995E`
RGB	`rgb(166, 153, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 60%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 29%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 43%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 43%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.09, -3.78, 32.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.09, 32.9, 96.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.138, 31.699, 15.171)`
Decimal	`10918238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6995E, 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 #A6995E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6995E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #A6995E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6995e; }
.text { color: #a6995e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6995e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 153 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6995e, #8fa65e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A6995E?: #A6995E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6995E?: The RGB value is 166, 153, 94: 166 red, 153 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6995E?: The complementary color is #5E6BA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6995E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.