What color is #C68F65?

#C68F65 is a desaturated orange known as Butterum. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Butterum?

The RGB value is 198, 143, 101: 198 red, 143 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Butterum?

The complementary color is #659CC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C68F65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Butterum color: hex code #C68F65

#C68F65 rgb(198, 143, 101)

Shades of orange

Butterum has the hex code #C68F65. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 56.1% green and 39.6% blue (198, 143, 101).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 46% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 49% yellow and 22% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

Butterum (#C68F65) color codes

HEX	`#C68F65`
RGB	`rgb(198, 143, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 56.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 46%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 49%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 49%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.83, 15.86, 30.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.83, 34.39, 62.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.462, 32.593, 16.733)`
Decimal	`13012837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Butterum, 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 #C68F65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C68F65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #C68F65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c68f65; }
.text { color: #c68f65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c68f65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 143 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c68f65, #c6c065); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

See #C68F65 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C68F65?: #C68F65 is a desaturated orange known as Butterum. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Butterum?: The RGB value is 198, 143, 101: 198 red, 143 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Butterum?: The complementary color is #659CC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C68F65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.