Barley Corn Color
Barley Corn is a orange color with hex code #A68B5B. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with barley corn, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Barley Corn Color Values
What Does Barley Corn Mean?
Barley Corn belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. Barley Corn sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Barley Corn is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: dark grayish yellow, #A18F60).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Barley Corn
Barley Corn and #5975A6 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #A66359 and #9CA659, which sit beside barley corn on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair barley corn with triadic partners #59A68A and #8A59A6. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Muesli —
#AA8B5B(Delta E 2) - Dark Beige —
#AC9362(Delta E 3) - Dark Sand —
#A88F59(Delta E 3) - Teak —
#B19461(Delta E 4) - Limed Oak —
#AC8A56(Delta E 4)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #A68B5B; }
.background { background-color: #A68B5B; }
.border { border: 2px solid #A68B5B; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #A68B5B40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for barley corn?
Barley Corn has the hex code #A68B5B. In RGB notation it is rgb(166, 139, 91), in HSL it is hsl(38, 30%, 50%), and its OKLCH value is 0.65, 0.073, 81.3.
What does the color barley corn mean?
Orange-family colors like barley corn carry distinct psychological associations. Barley Corn belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. Barley Corn sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with barley corn?
Barley Corn has three easy routes: its complement #5975A6 for punch, its neighbors #A66359 and #9CA659 for something calmer, or triadic partners #59A68A and #8A59A6 when you want energy.
Is barley corn a standard web color?
No — Barley Corn is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #A68B5B or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make barley corn lighter or darker?
To lighten barley corn, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F1ECE4 (lightest tint) to #1B160E (darkest shade).
About Barley Corn
Barley Corn is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Orange hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #A68B5B to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.