What color is #C46D29?

#C46D29 is a moderate orange known as Cajeta. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cajeta?

The RGB value is 196, 109, 41: 196 red, 109 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cajeta?

The complementary color is #2980C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C46D29?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cajeta color: hex code #C46D29

#C46D29 rgb(196, 109, 41)

Shades of orange

Cajeta has the hex code #C46D29. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 42.7% green and 16.1% blue (196, 109, 41).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 65% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 79% yellow and 23% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

Cajeta (#C46D29) color codes

HEX	`#C46D29`
RGB	`rgb(196, 109, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 42.7%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 65%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 79%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 79%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.9, 29.58, 50.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.9, 58.65, 59.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.636, 22.836, 4.997)`
Decimal	`12873001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cajeta, 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 #C46D29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C46D29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C46D29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c46d29; }
.text { color: #c46d29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c46d29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 109 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c46d29, #c4ba29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C46D29 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C46D29?: #C46D29 is a moderate orange known as Cajeta. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cajeta?: The RGB value is 196, 109, 41: 196 red, 109 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cajeta?: The complementary color is #2980C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C46D29?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.