What color is #C09856?

#C09856 is a desaturated orange known as Amaretto Sour. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Amaretto Sour?

The RGB value is 192, 152, 86: 192 red, 152 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Amaretto Sour?

The complementary color is #567EC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C09856?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Amaretto Sour color: hex code #C09856

#C09856 rgb(192, 152, 86)

Shades of orange

Amaretto Sour has the hex code #C09856. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 59.6% green and 33.7% blue (192, 152, 86).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 46% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 55% yellow and 25% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

Amaretto Sour (#C09856) color codes

HEX	`#C09856`
RGB	`rgb(192, 152, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 59.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 46%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 55%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 55%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.23, 7.05, 40.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.23, 40.68, 80.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.648, 34.337, 13.605)`
Decimal	`12621910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Amaretto Sour, 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 #C09856	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C09856 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #C09856 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c09856; }
.text { color: #c09856; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c09856; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 152 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c09856, #b3c056); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

See #C09856 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C09856?: #C09856 is a desaturated orange known as Amaretto Sour. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Amaretto Sour?: The RGB value is 192, 152, 86: 192 red, 152 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Amaretto Sour?: The complementary color is #567EC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C09856?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.