What color is #C0AE83?

#C0AE83 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Faded Letter. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0AE83?

The RGB value is 192, 174, 131: 192 red, 174 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0AE83?

The complementary color is #8395C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0AE83?

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.

#C0AE83 color

#C0AE83 rgb(192, 174, 131)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C0AE83 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 68.2% green and 51.4% blue (192, 174, 131).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 33% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 32% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Faded Letter (#BFAC86), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#C0AE83 color codes

HEX	`#C0AE83`
RGB	`rgb(192, 174, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 68.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 33%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 32%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 32%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.64, -0.03, 24.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.64, 24.47, 90.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.972, 43.119, 27.633)`
Decimal	`12627587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0AE83, 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 #C0AE83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0AE83 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 #C0AE83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0ae83; }
.text { color: #c0ae83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0ae83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 174 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0ae83, #b3c083); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C0AE83?: #C0AE83 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Faded Letter. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0AE83?: The RGB value is 192, 174, 131: 192 red, 174 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0AE83?: The complementary color is #8395C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0AE83?: 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.