What color is #C4915F?

#C4915F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Butterum. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4915F?

The RGB value is 196, 145, 95: 196 red, 145 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4915F?

The complementary color is #5F92C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4915F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4915F color

#C4915F rgb(196, 145, 95)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C4915F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 56.9% green and 37.3% blue (196, 145, 95).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 46% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 52% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Butterum (#C68F65), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#C4915F color codes

HEX	`#C4915F`
RGB	`rgb(196, 145, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 56.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 46%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 52%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 52%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.01, 13.36, 33.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.01, 36.47, 68.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.958, 32.815, 15.317)`
Decimal	`12882271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4915F, 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 #C4915F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4915F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #C4915F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4915f; }
.text { color: #c4915f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4915f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 145 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4915f, #c4c45f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C4915F?: #C4915F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Butterum. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4915F?: The RGB value is 196, 145, 95: 196 red, 145 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4915F?: The complementary color is #5F92C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4915F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.