What color is #C38B36?

#C38B36 is a moderate orange known as Victorian Crown. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Victorian Crown?

The RGB value is 195, 139, 54: 195 red, 139 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Victorian Crown?

The complementary color is #366EC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C38B36?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Victorian Crown color: hex code #C38B36

#C38B36 rgb(195, 139, 54)

Shades of orange

Victorian Crown has the hex code #C38B36. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 54.5% green and 21.2% blue (195, 139, 54).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 57% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 72% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

Victorian Crown (#C38B36) color codes

HEX	`#C38B36`
RGB	`rgb(195, 139, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 54.5%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 57%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 72%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 72%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.94, 13.34, 51.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.94, 53.59, 75.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.406, 30.336, 7.638)`
Decimal	`12815158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Victorian Crown, 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 #C38B36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C38B36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #C38B36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c38b36; }
.text { color: #c38b36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c38b36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 139 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c38b36, #b5c336); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

See #C38B36 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C38B36?: #C38B36 is a moderate orange known as Victorian Crown. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Victorian Crown?: The RGB value is 195, 139, 54: 195 red, 139 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Victorian Crown?: The complementary color is #366EC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C38B36?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.