What color is #C4AB86?

#C4AB86 is a light, desaturated orange known as Croissant. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Croissant?

The RGB value is 196, 171, 134: 196 red, 171 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Croissant?

The complementary color is #869FC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4AB86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Croissant color: hex code #C4AB86

#C4AB86 rgb(196, 171, 134)

Shades of brown

Croissant has the hex code #C4AB86. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 67.1% green and 52.5% blue (196, 171, 134).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 34% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 32% yellow and 23% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

Croissant (#C4AB86) color codes

HEX	`#C4AB86`
RGB	`rgb(196, 171, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 67.1%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 34%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 32%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 32%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.27, 3.55, 22.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.27, 22.7, 81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.632, 42.584, 28.576)`
Decimal	`12888966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Croissant, 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 #C4AB86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4AB86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	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 #C4AB86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4ab86; }
.text { color: #c4ab86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4ab86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 171 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4ab86, #bec486); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C4AB86 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C4AB86?: #C4AB86 is a light, desaturated orange known as Croissant. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Croissant?: The RGB value is 196, 171, 134: 196 red, 171 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Croissant?: The complementary color is #869FC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4AB86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.