What color is #C0A36C?

#C0A36C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gold Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0A36C?

The RGB value is 192, 163, 108: 192 red, 163 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0A36C?

The complementary color is #6C89C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0A36C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0A36C color

#C0A36C rgb(192, 163, 108)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C0A36C is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 63.9% green and 42.4% blue (192, 163, 108).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 40% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 44% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gold Rush (#C4A777), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#C0A36C color codes

HEX	`#C0A36C`
RGB	`rgb(192, 163, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 63.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 40%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 44%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 44%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.38, 3.17, 32.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.38, 32.64, 84.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.543, 38.485, 19.635)`
Decimal	`12624748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0A36C, 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 #C0A36C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0A36C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #C0A36C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0a36c; }
.text { color: #c0a36c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0a36c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 163 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0a36c, #b3c06c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #C0A36C?: #C0A36C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gold Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0A36C?: The RGB value is 192, 163, 108: 192 red, 163 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0A36C?: The complementary color is #6C89C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0A36C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.