What color is #C39478?

#C39478 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Dream. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C39478?

The RGB value is 195, 148, 120: 195 red, 148 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C39478?

The complementary color is #78A7C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C39478?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C39478 color

#C39478 rgb(195, 148, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C39478 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 58% green and 47.1% blue (195, 148, 120).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 38% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 38% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Baker’s Dream (#C98F70), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#C39478 color codes

HEX	`#C39478`
RGB	`rgb(195, 148, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 58%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 38%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 38%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 38%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.07, 13.93, 21.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.07, 25.75, 57.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.487, 34.14, 22.434)`
Decimal	`12817528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C39478, 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 #C39478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C39478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #C39478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c39478; }
.text { color: #c39478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c39478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 148 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c39478, #c3ba78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #C39478?: #C39478 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Dream. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C39478?: The RGB value is 195, 148, 120: 195 red, 148 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C39478?: The complementary color is #78A7C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C39478?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.