What color is #A89552?

#A89552 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Salted Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89552?

The RGB value is 168, 149, 82: 168 red, 149 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89552?

The complementary color is #5265A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89552?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89552 color

#A89552 rgb(168, 149, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A89552 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 58.4% green and 32.2% blue (168, 149, 82).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 34% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 51% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Salted Capers (#A69151), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#A89552 color codes

HEX	`#A89552`
RGB	`rgb(168, 149, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 58.4%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 34%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 51%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 51%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.02, -1.96, 37.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.02, 37.74, 92.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.42, 30.43, 12.358)`
Decimal	`11048274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89552, 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 #A89552	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89552 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #A89552 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89552; }
.text { color: #a89552; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89552; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 149 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89552, #90a852); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A89552?: #A89552 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Salted Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89552?: The RGB value is 168, 149, 82: 168 red, 149 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89552?: The complementary color is #5265A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89552?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.