What color is #C18C36?

#C18C36 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Pizza. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C18C36?

The RGB value is 193, 140, 54: 193 red, 140 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C18C36?

The complementary color is #366BC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C18C36?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C18C36 color

#C18C36 rgb(193, 140, 54)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C18C36 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 54.9% green and 21.2% blue (193, 140, 54).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 56% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 72% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pizza (#BF8D3C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#C18C36 color codes

HEX	`#C18C36`
RGB	`rgb(193, 140, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 54.9%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 56%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 72%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 72%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.97, 11.92, 51.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.97, 53.2, 77.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.038, 30.363, 7.662)`
Decimal	`12684342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C18C36, 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 #C18C36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C18C36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #C18C36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c18c36; }
.text { color: #c18c36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c18c36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 140 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c18c36, #b0c136); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #C18C36?: #C18C36 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Pizza. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C18C36?: The RGB value is 193, 140, 54: 193 red, 140 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C18C36?: The complementary color is #366BC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C18C36?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.