What color is #C4A69A?

#C4A69A is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4A69A?

The RGB value is 196, 166, 154: 196 red, 166 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4A69A?

The complementary color is #9AB8C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4A69A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4A69A color

#C4A69A rgb(196, 166, 154)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C4A69A is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 65.1% green and 60.4% blue (196, 166, 154).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 26% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 21% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#C4A69A color codes

HEX	`#C4A69A`
RGB	`rgb(196, 166, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 65.1%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 26%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 21%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 21%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.42, 9.06, 10.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.42, 13.71, 48.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.234, 41.343, 36.321)`
Decimal	`12887706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4A69A, 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 #C4A69A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4A69A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	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 #C4A69A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4a69a; }
.text { color: #c4a69a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4a69a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 166 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4a69a, #c4bb9a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C4A69A?: #C4A69A is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4A69A?: The RGB value is 196, 166, 154: 196 red, 166 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4A69A?: The complementary color is #9AB8C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4A69A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.