What color is #C2B07B?

#C2B07B is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2B07B?

The RGB value is 194, 176, 123: 194 red, 176 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2B07B?

The complementary color is #7B8DC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2B07B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2B07B color

#C2B07B rgb(194, 176, 123)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C2B07B is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 69% green and 48.2% blue (194, 176, 123).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 37% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 37% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#C2B07B color codes

HEX	`#C2B07B`
RGB	`rgb(194, 176, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 69%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 37%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 37%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 37%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.2, -1.29, 29.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.2, 29.56, 92.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.349, 43.951, 25.04)`
Decimal	`12759163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2B07B, 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 #C2B07B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2B07B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #C2B07B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2b07b; }
.text { color: #c2b07b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2b07b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 176 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2b07b, #b1c27b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C2B07B?: #C2B07B is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2B07B?: The RGB value is 194, 176, 123: 194 red, 176 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2B07B?: The complementary color is #7B8DC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2B07B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.