What color is #C4A777?

#C4A777 is a desaturated orange known as Gold Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Gold Rush?

The RGB value is 196, 167, 119: 196 red, 167 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Gold Rush?

The complementary color is #7794C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4A777?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Gold Rush color: hex code #C4A777

#C4A777 rgb(196, 167, 119)

Shades of brown

Gold Rush has the hex code #C4A777. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 65.5% green and 46.7% blue (196, 167, 119).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 39% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 39% yellow and 23% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

Gold Rush (#C4A777) color codes

HEX	`#C4A777`
RGB	`rgb(196, 167, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 65.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 39%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 39%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 39%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.97, 3.87, 28.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.97, 29.02, 82.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.914, 40.707, 23.204)`
Decimal	`12887927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Gold Rush, 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 #C4A777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4A777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	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 #C4A777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4a777; }
.text { color: #c4a777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4a777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 167 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4a777, #bbc477); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tan.

See #C4A777 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C4A777?: #C4A777 is a desaturated orange known as Gold Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Gold Rush?: The RGB value is 196, 167, 119: 196 red, 167 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Gold Rush?: The complementary color is #7794C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4A777?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.