What color is #C3A96D?

#C3A96D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ginger Ale. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3A96D?

The RGB value is 195, 169, 109: 195 red, 169 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3A96D?

The complementary color is #6D87C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3A96D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3A96D color

#C3A96D rgb(195, 169, 109)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C3A96D is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 66.3% green and 42.7% blue (195, 169, 109).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 42% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 44% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ginger Ale (#C9A86A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#C3A96D color codes

HEX	`#C3A96D`
RGB	`rgb(195, 169, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 66.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 42%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 44%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 44%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.23, 1.28, 34.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.23, 34.42, 87.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.455, 41.084, 20.317)`
Decimal	`12822893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3A96D, 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 #C3A96D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3A96D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #C3A96D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3a96d; }
.text { color: #c3a96d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3a96d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 169 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3a96d, #b2c36d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #C3A96D?: #C3A96D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ginger Ale. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3A96D?: The RGB value is 195, 169, 109: 195 red, 169 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3A96D?: The complementary color is #6D87C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3A96D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.