What color is #C3AB96?

#C3AB96 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Oakwood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3AB96?

The RGB value is 195, 171, 150: 195 red, 171 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3AB96?

The complementary color is #96AEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3AB96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3AB96 color

#C3AB96 rgb(195, 171, 150)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C3AB96 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 67.1% green and 58.8% blue (195, 171, 150).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 27% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 23% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Oakwood (#BDA58B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#C3AB96 color codes

HEX	`#C3AB96`
RGB	`rgb(195, 171, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 67.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 27%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 23%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 23%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.51, 5.37, 14.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.51, 15.01, 69.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.574, 42.931, 34.892)`
Decimal	`12823446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3AB96, 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 #C3AB96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3AB96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	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 #C3AB96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3ab96; }
.text { color: #c3ab96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3ab96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 171 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3ab96, #c3c296); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #C3AB96?: #C3AB96 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Oakwood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3AB96?: The RGB value is 195, 171, 150: 195 red, 171 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3AB96?: The complementary color is #96AEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3AB96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.