What color is #C39B86?

#C39B86 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Beauty and the Beach. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C39B86?

The RGB value is 195, 155, 134: 195 red, 155 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C39B86?

The complementary color is #86AEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C39B86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C39B86 color

#C39B86 rgb(195, 155, 134)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C39B86 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 60.8% green and 52.5% blue (195, 155, 134).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 34% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 31% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Beauty and the Beach (#C99680), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#C39B86 color codes

HEX	`#C39B86`
RGB	`rgb(195, 155, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 60.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 34%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 31%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 31%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.1, 11.85, 16.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.1, 20.46, 54.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.531, 36.768, 27.617)`
Decimal	`12819334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C39B86, 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 #C39B86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C39B86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #C39B86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c39b86; }
.text { color: #c39b86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c39b86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 155 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c39b86, #c3b986); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #C39B86?: #C39B86 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Beauty and the Beach. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C39B86?: The RGB value is 195, 155, 134: 195 red, 155 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C39B86?: The complementary color is #86AEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C39B86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.