What color is #C2AD71?

#C2AD71 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2AD71?

The RGB value is 194, 173, 113: 194 red, 173 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2AD71?

The complementary color is #7186C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2AD71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2AD71 color

#C2AD71 rgb(194, 173, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C2AD71 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 67.8% green and 44.3% blue (194, 173, 113).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 40% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 42% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#C2AD71 color codes

HEX	`#C2AD71`
RGB	`rgb(194, 173, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 67.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 40%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 42%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 42%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.25, -0.84, 33.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.25, 33.59, 91.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.173, 42.55, 21.716)`
Decimal	`12758385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2AD71, 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 #C2AD71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2AD71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #C2AD71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2ad71; }
.text { color: #c2ad71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2ad71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 173 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2ad71, #aec271); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C2AD71?: #C2AD71 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2AD71?: The RGB value is 194, 173, 113: 194 red, 173 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2AD71?: The complementary color is #7186C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2AD71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.