What color is #C39E8C?

#C39E8C 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 #C39E8C?

The RGB value is 195, 158, 140: 195 red, 158 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C39E8C?

The complementary color is #8CB1C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C39E8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C39E8C color

#C39E8C rgb(195, 158, 140)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C39E8C is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 62% green and 54.9% blue (195, 158, 140).

Its hue angle is 20°, 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 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#C39E8C color codes

HEX	`#C39E8C`
RGB	`rgb(195, 158, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 62%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 31%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 28%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 28%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.98, 11.02, 14.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.98, 18.28, 52.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.467, 37.951, 30.052)`
Decimal	`12820108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C39E8C, 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 #C39E8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C39E8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #C39E8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c39e8c; }
.text { color: #c39e8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c39e8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 158 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c39e8c, #c3b98c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #C39E8C?: #C39E8C 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 #C39E8C?: The RGB value is 195, 158, 140: 195 red, 158 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C39E8C?: The complementary color is #8CB1C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C39E8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.