What color is #A89163?

#A89163 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89163?

The RGB value is 168, 145, 99: 168 red, 145 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89163?

The complementary color is #637AA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89163?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89163 color

#A89163 rgb(168, 145, 99)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A89163 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 56.9% green and 38.8% blue (168, 145, 99).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 28% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 41% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Veranda Gold (#AF9968), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#A89163 color codes

HEX	`#A89163`
RGB	`rgb(168, 145, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 56.9%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 28%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 41%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 41%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.2, 2, 27.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.2, 27.66, 85.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.527, 29.478, 15.989)`
Decimal	`11047267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89163, 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 #A89163	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A89163 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #A89163 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89163; }
.text { color: #a89163; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89163; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 145 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89163, #9da863); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A89163?: #A89163 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89163?: The RGB value is 168, 145, 99: 168 red, 145 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89163?: The complementary color is #637AA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89163?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.