What color is #C1B491?

#C1B491 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Stone Guardians. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1B491?

The RGB value is 193, 180, 145: 193 red, 180 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1B491?

The complementary color is #919EC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1B491?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1B491 color

#C1B491 rgb(193, 180, 145)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C1B491 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 70.6% green and 56.9% blue (193, 180, 145).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 28% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 25% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Stone Guardians (#CABA97), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#C1B491 color codes

HEX	`#C1B491`
RGB	`rgb(193, 180, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 70.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 28%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 25%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 25%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.56, -0.95, 19.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.56, 19.59, 92.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.425, 46.025, 33.379)`
Decimal	`12694673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1B491, 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 #C1B491	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1B491 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	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 #C1B491 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1b491; }
.text { color: #c1b491; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1b491; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 180 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1b491, #b6c191); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C1B491?: #C1B491 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Stone Guardians. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1B491?: The RGB value is 193, 180, 145: 193 red, 180 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1B491?: The complementary color is #919EC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1B491?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.