What color is #C39C55?

#C39C55 is a desaturated orange known as Steampunk Gold. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Steampunk Gold?

The RGB value is 195, 156, 85: 195 red, 156 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Steampunk Gold?

The complementary color is #557CC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C39C55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Steampunk Gold color: hex code #C39C55

#C39C55 rgb(195, 156, 85)

Shades of orange

Steampunk Gold has the hex code #C39C55. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 61.2% green and 33.3% blue (195, 156, 85).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 48% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 56% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

Steampunk Gold (#C39C55) color codes

HEX	`#C39C55`
RGB	`rgb(195, 156, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 61.2%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 48%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 56%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 56%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.55, 6.07, 42.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.55, 42.66, 81.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.036, 36.037, 13.65)`
Decimal	`12819541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Steampunk Gold, 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 #C39C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C39C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #C39C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c39c55; }
.text { color: #c39c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c39c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 156 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c39c55, #b3c355); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

See #C39C55 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C39C55?: #C39C55 is a desaturated orange known as Steampunk Gold. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Steampunk Gold?: The RGB value is 195, 156, 85: 195 red, 156 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Steampunk Gold?: The complementary color is #557CC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C39C55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.