What color is #C2A778?

#C2A778 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gold Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2A778?

The RGB value is 194, 167, 120: 194 red, 167 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2A778?

The complementary color is #7893C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2A778?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2A778 color

#C2A778 rgb(194, 167, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C2A778 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 65.5% green and 47.1% blue (194, 167, 120).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 38% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 38% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Gold Rush (#C4A777), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#C2A778 color codes

HEX	`#C2A778`
RGB	`rgb(194, 167, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 65.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 38%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 38%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 38%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.8, 3.17, 27.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.8, 28.14, 83.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.458, 40.464, 23.498)`
Decimal	`12756856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2A778, 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 #C2A778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2A778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	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 #C2A778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2a778; }
.text { color: #c2a778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2a778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 167 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2a778, #b8c278); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tan.

Questions

What color is #C2A778?: #C2A778 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gold Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2A778?: The RGB value is 194, 167, 120: 194 red, 167 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2A778?: The complementary color is #7893C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2A778?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.