What color is #A86809?

#A86809 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Ginger. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A86809?

The RGB value is 168, 104, 9: 168 red, 104 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A86809?

The complementary color is #0949A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A86809?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A86809 color

#A86809 rgb(168, 104, 9)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A86809 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 40.8% green and 3.5% blue (168, 104, 9).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 90% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 95% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Ginger (#B06500), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#A86809 color codes

HEX	`#A86809`
RGB	`rgb(168, 104, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 40.8%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 90%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 95%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 95%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.79, 19.39, 55.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.79, 58.66, 70.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.15, 18.247, 2.667)`
Decimal	`11036681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A86809, 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 #A86809	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A86809 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #A86809 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a86809; }
.text { color: #a86809; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a86809; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 104 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a86809, #99a809); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #A86809?: #A86809 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Ginger. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A86809?: The RGB value is 168, 104, 9: 168 red, 104 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A86809?: The complementary color is #0949A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A86809?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.