What color is #C1A496?

#C1A496 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1A496?

The RGB value is 193, 164, 150: 193 red, 164 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1A496?

The complementary color is #96B3C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1A496?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1A496 color

#C1A496 rgb(193, 164, 150)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C1A496 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 64.3% green and 58.8% blue (193, 164, 150).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 26% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 22% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#C1A496 color codes

HEX	`#C1A496`
RGB	`rgb(193, 164, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 64.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 26%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 22%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.53, 8.41, 11.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.53, 14.01, 53.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.773, 40.092, 34.439)`
Decimal	`12690582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1A496, 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 #C1A496	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1A496 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #C1A496 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1a496; }
.text { color: #c1a496; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1a496; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 164 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1a496, #c1ba96); }

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Questions

What color is #C1A496?: #C1A496 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1A496?: The RGB value is 193, 164, 150: 193 red, 164 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1A496?: The complementary color is #96B3C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1A496?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.