What color is #C1A677?

#C1A677 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gold Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1A677?

The RGB value is 193, 166, 119: 193 red, 166 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1A677?

The complementary color is #7792C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1A677?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1A677 color

#C1A677 rgb(193, 166, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C1A677 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 65.1% green and 46.7% blue (193, 166, 119).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 37% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 38% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Gold Rush (#C4A777), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#C1A677 color codes

HEX	`#C1A677`
RGB	`rgb(193, 166, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 65.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 37%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 38%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 38%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.43, 3.19, 28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.43, 28.18, 83.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.959, 39.943, 23.107)`
Decimal	`12691063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1A677, 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 #C1A677	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1A677 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #C1A677 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1a677; }
.text { color: #c1a677; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1a677; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 166 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1a677, #b7c177); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tan.

Questions

What color is #C1A677?: #C1A677 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gold Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1A677?: The RGB value is 193, 166, 119: 193 red, 166 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1A677?: The complementary color is #7792C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1A677?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.