What color is #C1A589?

#C1A589 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pergament. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1A589?

The RGB value is 193, 165, 137: 193 red, 165 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1A589?

The complementary color is #89A5C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1A589?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1A589 color

#C1A589 rgb(193, 165, 137)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C1A589 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 64.7% green and 53.7% blue (193, 165, 137).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 31% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 29% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pergament (#BFA58A), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#C1A589 color codes

HEX	`#C1A589`
RGB	`rgb(193, 165, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 64.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 31%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 29%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 29%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.51, 6.01, 18.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.51, 19.28, 71.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.963, 40.055, 29.288)`
Decimal	`12690825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1A589, 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 #C1A589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1A589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #C1A589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1a589; }
.text { color: #c1a589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1a589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 165 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1a589, #c1c189); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C1A589?: #C1A589 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pergament. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1A589?: The RGB value is 193, 165, 137: 193 red, 165 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1A589?: The complementary color is #89A5C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1A589?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.