What color is #C58D4B?

#C58D4B is a moderate orange known as Caramel Macchiato. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Caramel Macchiato?

The RGB value is 197, 141, 75: 197 red, 141 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Caramel Macchiato?

The complementary color is #4B83C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C58D4B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Caramel Macchiato color: hex code #C58D4B

#C58D4B rgb(197, 141, 75)

Shades of orange

Caramel Macchiato has the hex code #C58D4B. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 55.3% green and 29.4% blue (197, 141, 75).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 51% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 62% yellow and 23% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

Caramel Macchiato (#C58D4B) color codes

HEX	`#C58D4B`
RGB	`rgb(197, 141, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 55.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 51%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 62%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 62%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.87, 14.36, 43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.87, 45.34, 71.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.823, 31.431, 10.941)`
Decimal	`12946763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Caramel Macchiato, 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 #C58D4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C58D4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #C58D4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c58d4b; }
.text { color: #c58d4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c58d4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 141 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c58d4b, #c0c54b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

See #C58D4B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C58D4B?: #C58D4B is a moderate orange known as Caramel Macchiato. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Caramel Macchiato?: The RGB value is 197, 141, 75: 197 red, 141 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Caramel Macchiato?: The complementary color is #4B83C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C58D4B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.