What color is #C49281?

#C49281 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Crème. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C49281?

The RGB value is 196, 146, 129: 196 red, 146 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C49281?

The complementary color is #81B3C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C49281?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C49281 color

#C49281 rgb(196, 146, 129)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C49281 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 57.3% green and 50.6% blue (196, 146, 129).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 36% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 34% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Café Crème (#C79685), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#C49281 color codes

HEX	`#C49281`
RGB	`rgb(196, 146, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 57.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 36%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 34%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 34%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.87, 16.54, 16.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.87, 23.28, 44.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.007, 33.881, 25.355)`
Decimal	`12882561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C49281, 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 #C49281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C49281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #C49281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c49281; }
.text { color: #c49281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c49281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 146 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c49281, #c4b381); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C49281?: #C49281 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Crème. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C49281?: The RGB value is 196, 146, 129: 196 red, 146 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C49281?: The complementary color is #81B3C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C49281?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.