What color is #C2B29A?

#C2B29A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Tender Taupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2B29A?

The RGB value is 194, 178, 154: 194 red, 178 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2B29A?

The complementary color is #9AAAC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2B29A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2B29A color

#C2B29A rgb(194, 178, 154)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C2B29A is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 69.8% green and 60.4% blue (194, 178, 154).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 25% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 21% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Tender Taupe (#C4B198), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#C2B29A color codes

HEX	`#C2B29A`
RGB	`rgb(194, 178, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 69.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 25%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 21%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.31, 1.82, 14.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.31, 14.47, 82.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.001, 45.644, 37.058)`
Decimal	`12759706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2B29A, 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 #C2B29A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2B29A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #C2B29A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2b29a; }
.text { color: #c2b29a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2b29a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 178 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2b29a, #bec29a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C2B29A?: #C2B29A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Tender Taupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2B29A?: The RGB value is 194, 178, 154: 194 red, 178 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2B29A?: The complementary color is #9AAAC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2B29A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.