What color is #C29867?

#C29867 is a desaturated orange known as Chalet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chalet?

The RGB value is 194, 152, 103: 194 red, 152 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Chalet?

The complementary color is #6791C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C29867?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chalet color: hex code #C29867

#C29867 rgb(194, 152, 103)

Shades of brown

Chalet has the hex code #C29867. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 59.6% green and 40.4% blue (194, 152, 103).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 43% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 47% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

Chalet (#C29867) color codes

HEX	`#C29867`
RGB	`rgb(194, 152, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 59.6%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 43%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 47%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 47%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.68, 9.46, 31.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.68, 33.1, 73.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.926, 34.907, 17.675)`
Decimal	`12752999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chalet, 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 #C29867	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C29867 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	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 #C29867 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c29867; }
.text { color: #c29867; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c29867; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 152 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c29867, #bec267); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C29867 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C29867?: #C29867 is a desaturated orange known as Chalet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chalet?: The RGB value is 194, 152, 103: 194 red, 152 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chalet?: The complementary color is #6791C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C29867?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.