What color is #C89D3F?

#C89D3F is a moderate orange known as Goldie. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Goldie?

The RGB value is 200, 157, 63: 200 red, 157 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Goldie?

The complementary color is #3F6AC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C89D3F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Goldie color: hex code #C89D3F

#C89D3F rgb(200, 157, 63)

Shades of orange

Goldie has the hex code #C89D3F. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 61.6% green and 24.7% blue (200, 157, 63).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 55% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 69% yellow and 22% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

Goldie (#C89D3F) color codes

HEX	`#C89D3F`
RGB	`rgb(200, 157, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 61.6%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 55%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 69%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 69%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.09, 6.19, 53.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.09, 53.81, 83.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.776, 36.755, 9.859)`
Decimal	`13147455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Goldie, 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 #C89D3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C89D3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #C89D3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c89d3f; }
.text { color: #c89d3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c89d3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 157 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c89d3f, #afc83f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Goldenrod.

See #C89D3F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C89D3F?: #C89D3F is a moderate orange known as Goldie. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Goldie?: The RGB value is 200, 157, 63: 200 red, 157 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Goldie?: The complementary color is #3F6AC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C89D3F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.