What color is #C19A62?

#C19A62 is a desaturated orange known as Lion. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lion?

The RGB value is 193, 154, 98: 193 red, 154 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lion?

The complementary color is #6289C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C19A62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lion color: hex code #C19A62

#C19A62 rgb(193, 154, 98)

Shades of brown

Lion has the hex code #C19A62. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 60.4% green and 38.4% blue (193, 154, 98).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 43% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 49% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

Lion (#C19A62) color codes

HEX	`#C19A62`
RGB	`rgb(193, 154, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 60.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 43%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 49%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 49%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.01, 7.46, 34.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.01, 35.58, 77.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.754, 35.333, 16.49)`
Decimal	`12687970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lion, 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 #C19A62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C19A62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #C19A62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c19a62; }
.text { color: #c19a62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c19a62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 154 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c19a62, #b9c162); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C19A62 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C19A62?: #C19A62 is a desaturated orange known as Lion. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lion?: The RGB value is 193, 154, 98: 193 red, 154 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lion?: The complementary color is #6289C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C19A62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.