What color is #C1A390?

#C1A390 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1A390?

The RGB value is 193, 163, 144: 193 red, 163 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1A390?

The complementary color is #90AEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1A390?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1A390 color

#C1A390 rgb(193, 163, 144)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C1A390 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 63.9% green and 56.5% blue (193, 163, 144).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 28% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 25% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Frappé (#CEAE99), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#C1A390 color codes

HEX	`#C1A390`
RGB	`rgb(193, 163, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 63.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 28%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 25%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 25%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.15, 8.07, 13.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.15, 16.14, 59.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.124, 39.547, 31.9)`
Decimal	`12690320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1A390, 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 #C1A390	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1A390 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #C1A390 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1a390; }
.text { color: #c1a390; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1a390; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 163 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1a390, #c1bb90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #C1A390?: #C1A390 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1A390?: The RGB value is 193, 163, 144: 193 red, 163 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1A390?: The complementary color is #90AEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1A390?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.