What color is #C4AA94?

#C4AA94 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pergament. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4AA94?

The RGB value is 196, 170, 148: 196 red, 170 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4AA94?

The complementary color is #94AEC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4AA94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4AA94 color

#C4AA94 rgb(196, 170, 148)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C4AA94 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 66.7% green and 58% blue (196, 170, 148).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 29% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 24% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Pergament (#BFA58A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#C4AA94 color codes

HEX	`#C4AA94`
RGB	`rgb(196, 170, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 66.7%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 29%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 24%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 24%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.3, 6.01, 14.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.3, 16, 67.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.485, 42.625, 34.001)`
Decimal	`12888724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4AA94, 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 #C4AA94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4AA94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	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 #C4AA94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4aa94; }
.text { color: #c4aa94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4aa94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 170 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4aa94, #c4c294); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #C4AA94?: #C4AA94 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pergament. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4AA94?: The RGB value is 196, 170, 148: 196 red, 170 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4AA94?: The complementary color is #94AEC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4AA94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.