What color is #A99766?

#A99766 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 #A99766?

The RGB value is 169, 151, 102: 169 red, 151 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99766?

The complementary color is #6678A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99766?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99766 color

#A99766 rgb(169, 151, 102)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A99766 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 59.2% green and 40% blue (169, 151, 102).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 28% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 40% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Veranda Gold (#AF9968), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#A99766 color codes

HEX	`#A99766`
RGB	`rgb(169, 151, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 59.2%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 28%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 40%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 40%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.95, -0.53, 28.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.95, 28.26, 91.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.828, 31.529, 17.082)`
Decimal	`11114342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99766, 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 #A99766	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99766 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #A99766 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99766; }
.text { color: #a99766; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99766; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 151 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99766, #9aa966); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A99766?: #A99766 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 #A99766?: The RGB value is 169, 151, 102: 169 red, 151 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99766?: The complementary color is #6678A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99766?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.