What color is #C4A484?

#C4A484 is a light, desaturated orange known as Light Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Light Brown?

The RGB value is 196, 164, 132: 196 red, 164 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Light Brown?

The complementary color is #84A4C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4A484?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Light Brown color: hex code #C4A484

#C4A484 rgb(196, 164, 132)

Shades of brown

Light Brown has the hex code #C4A484. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 64.3% green and 51.8% blue (196, 164, 132).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 35% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 33% yellow and 23% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

Light Brown (#C4A484) color codes

HEX	`#C4A484`
RGB	`rgb(196, 164, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 64.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 35%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 33%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 33%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.44, 7.07, 21.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.44, 22.17, 71.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.206, 39.954, 27.419)`
Decimal	`12887172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Light Brown, 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 #C4A484	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4A484 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #C4A484 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4a484; }
.text { color: #c4a484; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4a484; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 164 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4a484, #c4c484); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C4A484 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C4A484?: #C4A484 is a light, desaturated orange known as Light Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Light Brown?: The RGB value is 196, 164, 132: 196 red, 164 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Light Brown?: The complementary color is #84A4C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4A484?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.