What color is #C1A690?

#C1A690 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 #C1A690?

The RGB value is 193, 166, 144: 193 red, 166 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1A690?

The complementary color is #90ABC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1A690?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1A690 color

#C1A690 rgb(193, 166, 144)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C1A690 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 65.1% green and 56.5% blue (193, 166, 144).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 28% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 25% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pergament (#BFA58A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#C1A690 color codes

HEX	`#C1A690`
RGB	`rgb(193, 166, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 65.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 28%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 25%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 25%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.91, 6.44, 15.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.91, 16.36, 66.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.663, 40.625, 32.08)`
Decimal	`12691088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1A690, 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 #C1A690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1A690 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	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 #C1A690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1a690; }
.text { color: #c1a690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1a690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 166 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1a690, #c1bf90); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C1A690?: #C1A690 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 #C1A690?: The RGB value is 193, 166, 144: 193 red, 166 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1A690?: The complementary color is #90ABC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1A690?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.