What color is #C3AE95?

#C3AE95 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tender Taupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3AE95?

The RGB value is 195, 174, 149: 195 red, 174 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3AE95?

The complementary color is #95AAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3AE95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3AE95 color

#C3AE95 rgb(195, 174, 149)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C3AE95 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 68.2% green and 58.4% blue (195, 174, 149).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 28% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 24% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Tender Taupe (#C4B198), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#C3AE95 color codes

HEX	`#C3AE95`
RGB	`rgb(195, 174, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 68.2%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 28%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 24%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 24%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.26, 3.61, 15.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.26, 16.02, 76.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.067, 44.045, 34.661)`
Decimal	`12824213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3AE95, 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 #C3AE95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3AE95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #C3AE95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3ae95; }
.text { color: #c3ae95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3ae95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 174 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3ae95, #c1c395); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C3AE95?: #C3AE95 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tender Taupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3AE95?: The RGB value is 195, 174, 149: 195 red, 174 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3AE95?: The complementary color is #95AAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3AE95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.