What color is #C29A82?

#C29A82 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Beauty and the Beach. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C29A82?

The RGB value is 194, 154, 130: 194 red, 154 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C29A82?

The complementary color is #82AAC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C29A82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C29A82 color

#C29A82 rgb(194, 154, 130)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C29A82 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 60.4% green and 51% blue (194, 154, 130).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 34% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 33% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Beauty and the Beach (#C99680), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#C29A82 color codes

HEX	`#C29A82`
RGB	`rgb(194, 154, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 60.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 34%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 33%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 33%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.67, 11.48, 18.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.67, 21.58, 57.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.834, 36.194, 26.108)`
Decimal	`12753538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C29A82, 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 #C29A82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C29A82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #C29A82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c29a82; }
.text { color: #c29a82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c29a82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 154 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c29a82, #c2ba82); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C29A82?: #C29A82 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Beauty and the Beach. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C29A82?: The RGB value is 194, 154, 130: 194 red, 154 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C29A82?: The complementary color is #82AAC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C29A82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.