What color is #C18346?

#C18346 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Arrakis Spice. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C18346?

The RGB value is 193, 131, 70: 193 red, 131 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C18346?

The complementary color is #4684C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C18346?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C18346 color

#C18346 rgb(193, 131, 70)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C18346 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 51.4% green and 27.5% blue (193, 131, 70).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 50% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 64% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Arrakis Spice (#BB8246), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#C18346 color codes

HEX	`#C18346`
RGB	`rgb(193, 131, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 51.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 50%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 64%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 64%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.9, 17.81, 41.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.9, 45.6, 67.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.216, 28.015, 9.557)`
Decimal	`12682054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C18346, 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 #C18346	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C18346 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C18346 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c18346; }
.text { color: #c18346; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c18346; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 131 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c18346, #c1c046); }

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Questions

What color is #C18346?: #C18346 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Arrakis Spice. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C18346?: The RGB value is 193, 131, 70: 193 red, 131 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C18346?: The complementary color is #4684C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C18346?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.