What color is #C1A681?

#C1A681 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Croissant. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1A681?

The RGB value is 193, 166, 129: 193 red, 166 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1A681?

The complementary color is #819CC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1A681?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1A681 color

#C1A681 rgb(193, 166, 129)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C1A681 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 65.1% green and 50.6% blue (193, 166, 129).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 34% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 33% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Croissant (#C4AB86), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#C1A681 color codes

HEX	`#C1A681`
RGB	`rgb(193, 166, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 65.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 34%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 33%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 33%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.61, 4.41, 22.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.61, 23.25, 79.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.592, 40.196, 26.438)`
Decimal	`12691073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1A681, 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 #C1A681	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1A681 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #C1A681 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1a681; }
.text { color: #c1a681; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1a681; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 166 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1a681, #bcc181); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C1A681?: #C1A681 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Croissant. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1A681?: The RGB value is 193, 166, 129: 193 red, 166 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1A681?: The complementary color is #819CC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1A681?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.