What color is #C0AD8F?

#C0AD8F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Khaki. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0AD8F?

The RGB value is 192, 173, 143: 192 red, 173 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0AD8F?

The complementary color is #8FA2C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0AD8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0AD8F color

#C0AD8F rgb(192, 173, 143)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C0AD8F is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 67.8% green and 56.1% blue (192, 173, 143).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 28% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Khaki (#C3B091), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#C0AD8F color codes

HEX	`#C0AD8F`
RGB	`rgb(192, 173, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 67.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 28%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 26%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.61, 2.13, 17.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.61, 18.06, 83.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.64, 43.078, 32.103)`
Decimal	`12627343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0AD8F, 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 #C0AD8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0AD8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #C0AD8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0ad8f; }
.text { color: #c0ad8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0ad8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 173 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0ad8f, #bbc08f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C0AD8F?: #C0AD8F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Khaki. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0AD8F?: The RGB value is 192, 173, 143: 192 red, 173 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0AD8F?: The complementary color is #8FA2C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0AD8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.