What color is #C2A799?

#C2A799 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2A799?

The RGB value is 194, 167, 153: 194 red, 167 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2A799?

The complementary color is #99B4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2A799?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2A799 color

#C2A799 rgb(194, 167, 153)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C2A799 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 65.5% green and 60% blue (194, 167, 153).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 25% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 21% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Frappé (#CEAE99), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#C2A799 color codes

HEX	`#C2A799`
RGB	`rgb(194, 167, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 65.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 25%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 21%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.46, 7.61, 10.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.46, 13.27, 55.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.817, 41.408, 35.921)`
Decimal	`12756889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2A799, 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 #C2A799	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2A799 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	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 #C2A799 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2a799; }
.text { color: #c2a799; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2a799; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 167 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2a799, #c2bc99); }

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Questions

What color is #C2A799?: #C2A799 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2A799?: The RGB value is 194, 167, 153: 194 red, 167 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2A799?: The complementary color is #99B4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2A799?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.