What color is #C4A791?

#C4A791 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4A791?

The RGB value is 196, 167, 145: 196 red, 167 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4A791?

The complementary color is #91AEC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4A791?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4A791 color

#C4A791 rgb(196, 167, 145)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C4A791 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 65.5% green and 56.9% blue (196, 167, 145).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 30% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 26% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Frappé (#CEAE99), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#C4A791 color codes

HEX	`#C4A791`
RGB	`rgb(196, 167, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 65.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 30%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 26%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 26%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.47, 7.2, 15.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.47, 16.92, 64.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.695, 41.419, 32.581)`
Decimal	`12887953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4A791, 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 #C4A791	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4A791 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	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 #C4A791 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4a791; }
.text { color: #c4a791; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4a791; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 167 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4a791, #c4c191); }

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Questions

What color is #C4A791?: #C4A791 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4A791?: The RGB value is 196, 167, 145: 196 red, 167 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4A791?: The complementary color is #91AEC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4A791?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.