What color is #C5A582?

#C5A582 is a light, desaturated orange known as Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Latte?

The RGB value is 197, 165, 130: 197 red, 165 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Latte?

The complementary color is #82A2C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5A582?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Latte color: hex code #C5A582

#C5A582 rgb(197, 165, 130)

Shades of brown

Latte has the hex code #C5A582. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 64.7% green and 51% blue (197, 165, 130).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 37% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 34% yellow and 23% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

Latte (#C5A582) color codes

HEX	`#C5A582`
RGB	`rgb(197, 165, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 64.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 37%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 34%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 34%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.75, 6.68, 22.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.75, 23.51, 73.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.511, 40.394, 26.778)`
Decimal	`12952962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Latte, 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 #C5A582	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5A582 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #C5A582 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5a582; }
.text { color: #c5a582; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5a582; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 165 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5a582, #c4c582); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C5A582 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C5A582?: #C5A582 is a light, desaturated orange known as Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Latte?: The RGB value is 197, 165, 130: 197 red, 165 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Latte?: The complementary color is #82A2C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5A582?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.