What color is #A9986C?

#A9986C 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 #A9986C?

The RGB value is 169, 152, 108: 169 red, 152 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9986C?

The complementary color is #6C7DA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9986C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9986C color

#A9986C rgb(169, 152, 108)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A9986C is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 59.6% green and 42.4% blue (169, 152, 108).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 26% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 36% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Veranda Gold (#AF9968), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#A9986C color codes

HEX	`#A9986C`
RGB	`rgb(169, 152, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 59.6%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 26%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 36%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 36%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.32, -0.35, 25.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.32, 25.48, 90.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.298, 31.975, 18.76)`
Decimal	`11114604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9986C, 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 #A9986C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9986C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #A9986C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9986c; }
.text { color: #a9986c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9986c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 152 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9986c, #9ba96c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A9986C?: #A9986C 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 #A9986C?: The RGB value is 169, 152, 108: 169 red, 152 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9986C?: The complementary color is #6C7DA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9986C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.