What color is #C1AE9A?

#C1AE9A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1AE9A?

The RGB value is 193, 174, 154: 193 red, 174 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1AE9A?

The complementary color is #9AADC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1AE9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1AE9A color

#C1AE9A rgb(193, 174, 154)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C1AE9A is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 68.2% green and 60.4% blue (193, 174, 154).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 24% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Warm Neutral (#C1B19D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#C1AE9A color codes

HEX	`#C1AE9A`
RGB	`rgb(193, 174, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 68.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 24%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 20%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.19, 3.59, 12.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.19, 13.25, 74.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.961, 43.944, 36.784)`
Decimal	`12693146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1AE9A, 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 #C1AE9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1AE9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #C1AE9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1ae9a; }
.text { color: #c1ae9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1ae9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 174 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1ae9a, #c1c19a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C1AE9A?: #C1AE9A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1AE9A?: The RGB value is 193, 174, 154: 193 red, 174 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1AE9A?: The complementary color is #9AADC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1AE9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.