What color is #C9A375?

#C9A375 is a light, desaturated orange known as Outback. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Outback?

The RGB value is 201, 163, 117: 201 red, 163 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Outback?

The complementary color is #759BC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9A375?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Outback color: hex code #C9A375

#C9A375 rgb(201, 163, 117)

Shades of brown

Outback has the hex code #C9A375. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 63.9% green and 45.9% blue (201, 163, 117).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 44% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 42% yellow and 21% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

Outback (#C9A375) color codes

HEX	`#C9A375`
RGB	`rgb(201, 163, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 63.9%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 44%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 42%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 42%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.4, 7.84, 29.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.4, 30.21, 74.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.397, 39.898, 22.399)`
Decimal	`13214581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Outback, 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 #C9A375	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9A375 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	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 #C9A375 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9a375; }
.text { color: #c9a375; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9a375; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 163 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9a375, #c5c975); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C9A375 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C9A375?: #C9A375 is a light, desaturated orange known as Outback. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Outback?: The RGB value is 201, 163, 117: 201 red, 163 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Outback?: The complementary color is #759BC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9A375?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.