What color is #A9836F?

#A9836F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9836F?

The RGB value is 169, 131, 111: 169 red, 131 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9836F?

The complementary color is #6F95A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9836F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9836F color

#A9836F rgb(169, 131, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A9836F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 51.4% green and 43.5% blue (169, 131, 111).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 25% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 34% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#A9836F color codes

HEX	`#A9836F`
RGB	`rgb(169, 131, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 51.4%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 25%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 34%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 34%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.86, 11.72, 16.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.86, 20.17, 54.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.348, 25.817, 18.578)`
Decimal	`11109231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9836F, 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 #A9836F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A9836F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #A9836F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9836f; }
.text { color: #a9836f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9836f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 131 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9836f, #a9a06f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A9836F?: #A9836F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9836F?: The RGB value is 169, 131, 111: 169 red, 131 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9836F?: The complementary color is #6F95A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9836F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.