What color is #C2AE9A?

#C2AE9A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2AE9A?

The RGB value is 194, 174, 154: 194 red, 174 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2AE9A?

The complementary color is #9AAEC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2AE9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2AE9A color

#C2AE9A rgb(194, 174, 154)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C2AE9A is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 68.2% green and 60.4% blue (194, 174, 154).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 25% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 21% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Warm Neutral (#C1B19D), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#C2AE9A color codes

HEX	`#C2AE9A`
RGB	`rgb(194, 174, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 68.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 25%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 21%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.28, 3.97, 12.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.28, 13.49, 72.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.217, 44.076, 36.796)`
Decimal	`12758682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2AE9A, 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 #C2AE9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2AE9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #C2AE9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2ae9a; }
.text { color: #c2ae9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2ae9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 174 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2ae9a, #c2c29a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C2AE9A?: #C2AE9A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2AE9A?: The RGB value is 194, 174, 154: 194 red, 174 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2AE9A?: The complementary color is #9AAEC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2AE9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.