What color is #C1AA83?

#C1AA83 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 #C1AA83?

The RGB value is 193, 170, 131: 193 red, 170 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1AA83?

The complementary color is #839AC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1AA83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1AA83 color

#C1AA83 rgb(193, 170, 131)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C1AA83 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 66.7% green and 51.4% blue (193, 170, 131).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 33% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 32% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Croissant (#C4AB86), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#C1AA83 color codes

HEX	`#C1AA83`
RGB	`rgb(193, 170, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 66.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 33%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 32%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 32%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.68, 2.51, 23.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.68, 23.33, 83.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.464, 41.727, 27.391)`
Decimal	`12692099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1AA83, 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 #C1AA83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1AA83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	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 #C1AA83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1aa83; }
.text { color: #c1aa83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1aa83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 170 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1aa83, #b9c183); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C1AA83?: #C1AA83 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 #C1AA83?: The RGB value is 193, 170, 131: 193 red, 170 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1AA83?: The complementary color is #839AC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1AA83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.