What color is #C0A599?

#C0A599 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0A599?

The RGB value is 192, 165, 153: 192 red, 165 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0A599?

The complementary color is #99B4C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0A599?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0A599 color

#C0A599 rgb(192, 165, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0A599 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 64.7% green and 60% blue (192, 165, 153).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 24% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 20% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#C0A599 color codes

HEX	`#C0A599`
RGB	`rgb(192, 165, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 64.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 24%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 20%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.77, 7.94, 9.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.77, 12.66, 51.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.943, 40.418, 35.775)`
Decimal	`12625305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0A599, 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 #C0A599	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0A599 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #C0A599 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0a599; }
.text { color: #c0a599; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0a599; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 165 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0a599, #c0b999); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C0A599?: #C0A599 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0A599?: The RGB value is 192, 165, 153: 192 red, 165 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0A599?: The complementary color is #99B4C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0A599?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.