What color is #C39D8C?

#C39D8C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C39D8C?

The RGB value is 195, 157, 140: 195 red, 157 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C39D8C?

The complementary color is #8CB2C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C39D8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C39D8C color

#C39D8C rgb(195, 157, 140)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C39D8C is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 61.6% green and 54.9% blue (195, 157, 140).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 31% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 28% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere Clay (#CDA291), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#C39D8C color codes

HEX	`#C39D8C`
RGB	`rgb(195, 157, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 61.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 31%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 28%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 28%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.73, 11.57, 14.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.73, 18.34, 50.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.297, 37.611, 29.996)`
Decimal	`12819852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C39D8C, 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 #C39D8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C39D8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #C39D8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c39d8c; }
.text { color: #c39d8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c39d8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 157 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c39d8c, #c3b98c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #C39D8C?: #C39D8C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C39D8C?: The RGB value is 195, 157, 140: 195 red, 157 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C39D8C?: The complementary color is #8CB2C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C39D8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.