What color is #C3A679?

#C3A679 is a desaturated orange known as Medallion. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Medallion?

The RGB value is 195, 166, 121: 195 red, 166 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Medallion?

The complementary color is #7996C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3A679?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Medallion color: hex code #C3A679

#C3A679 rgb(195, 166, 121)

Shades of brown

Medallion has the hex code #C3A679. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 65.1% green and 47.5% blue (195, 166, 121).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 38% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 38% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

Medallion (#C3A679) color codes

HEX	`#C3A679`
RGB	`rgb(195, 166, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 65.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 38%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 38%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 38%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.65, 4.23, 27.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.65, 27.58, 81.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.594, 40.257, 23.77)`
Decimal	`12822137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Medallion, 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 #C3A679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3A679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	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 #C3A679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3a679; }
.text { color: #c3a679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3a679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 166 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3a679, #bbc379); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

See #C3A679 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C3A679?: #C3A679 is a desaturated orange known as Medallion. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Medallion?: The RGB value is 195, 166, 121: 195 red, 166 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Medallion?: The complementary color is #7996C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3A679?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.