What color is #C99680?

#C99680 is a light, desaturated orange known as Beauty and the Beach. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Beauty and the Beach?

The RGB value is 201, 150, 128: 201 red, 150 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Beauty and the Beach?

The complementary color is #80B3C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C99680?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Beauty and the Beach color: hex code #C99680

#C99680 rgb(201, 150, 128)

Shades of brown

Beauty and the Beach has the hex code #C99680. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 58.8% green and 50.2% blue (201, 150, 128).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 40% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 36% yellow and 21% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

Beauty and the Beach (#C99680) color codes

HEX	`#C99680`
RGB	`rgb(201, 150, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 58.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 40%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 36%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 36%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.36, 16.2, 19.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.36, 25.03, 49.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.891, 35.791, 25.278)`
Decimal	`13211264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Beauty and the Beach, 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 #C99680	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C99680 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #C99680 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c99680; }
.text { color: #c99680; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c99680; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 150 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c99680, #c9ba80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

See #C99680 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C99680?: #C99680 is a light, desaturated orange known as Beauty and the Beach. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Beauty and the Beach?: The RGB value is 201, 150, 128: 201 red, 150 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Beauty and the Beach?: The complementary color is #80B3C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C99680?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.