What color is #C49B35?

#C49B35 is a moderate orange known as Golden Mean. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Golden Mean?

The RGB value is 196, 155, 53: 196 red, 155 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Golden Mean?

The complementary color is #355EC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C49B35?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Golden Mean color: hex code #C49B35

#C49B35 rgb(196, 155, 53)

Shades of yellow

Golden Mean has the hex code #C49B35. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 60.8% green and 20.8% blue (196, 155, 53).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 57% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 73% yellow and 23% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

Golden Mean (#C49B35) color codes

HEX	`#C49B35`
RGB	`rgb(196, 155, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 60.8%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 57%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 73%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 73%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.09, 5, 56.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.09, 56.76, 84.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.131, 35.438, 8.357)`
Decimal	`12884789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Golden Mean, 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 #C49B35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C49B35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #C49B35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c49b35; }
.text { color: #c49b35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c49b35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 155 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c49b35, #a6c435); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Goldenrod.

See #C49B35 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C49B35?: #C49B35 is a moderate orange known as Golden Mean. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Golden Mean?: The RGB value is 196, 155, 53: 196 red, 155 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Golden Mean?: The complementary color is #355EC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C49B35?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.