What color is #C6AA81?

#C6AA81 is a light, desaturated orange known as Pony. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pony?

The RGB value is 198, 170, 129: 198 red, 170 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pony?

The complementary color is #819DC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6AA81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pony color: hex code #C6AA81

#C6AA81 rgb(198, 170, 129)

Shades of brown

Pony has the hex code #C6AA81. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 66.7% green and 50.6% blue (198, 170, 129).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 38% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 35% yellow and 22% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

Pony (#C6AA81) color codes

HEX	`#C6AA81`
RGB	`rgb(198, 170, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 66.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 38%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 35%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 35%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.11, 4.25, 24.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.11, 25.29, 80.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.627, 42.342, 26.745)`
Decimal	`13019777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pony, 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 #C6AA81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6AA81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #C6AA81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6aa81; }
.text { color: #c6aa81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6aa81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 170 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6aa81, #bfc681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C6AA81 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C6AA81?: #C6AA81 is a light, desaturated orange known as Pony. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pony?: The RGB value is 198, 170, 129: 198 red, 170 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pony?: The complementary color is #819DC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6AA81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.