What color is #C1A594?

#C1A594 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 #C1A594?

The RGB value is 193, 165, 148: 193 red, 165 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1A594?

The complementary color is #94B0C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1A594?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1A594 color

#C1A594 rgb(193, 165, 148)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C1A594 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 64.7% green and 58% blue (193, 165, 148).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 27% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 23% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Frappé (#CEAE99), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#C1A594 color codes

HEX	`#C1A594`
RGB	`rgb(193, 165, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 64.7%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 27%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 23%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 23%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.74, 7.57, 12.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.74, 14.7, 59.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.793, 40.387, 33.658)`
Decimal	`12690836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1A594, 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 #C1A594	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1A594 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #C1A594 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1a594; }
.text { color: #c1a594; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1a594; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 165 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1a594, #c1bc94); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C1A594?: #C1A594 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 #C1A594?: The RGB value is 193, 165, 148: 193 red, 165 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1A594?: The complementary color is #94B0C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1A594?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.