What color is #C4AD7F?

#C4AD7F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4AD7F?

The RGB value is 196, 173, 127: 196 red, 173 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4AD7F?

The complementary color is #7F96C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4AD7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4AD7F color

#C4AD7F rgb(196, 173, 127)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C4AD7F is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 67.8% green and 49.8% blue (196, 173, 127).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 37% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 35% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Toupe (#C7AC7D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#C4AD7F color codes

HEX	`#C4AD7F`
RGB	`rgb(196, 173, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 67.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 37%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 35%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 35%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.66, 1.59, 26.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.66, 26.76, 86.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.54, 43.157, 26.216)`
Decimal	`12889471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4AD7F, 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 #C4AD7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4AD7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #C4AD7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4ad7f; }
.text { color: #c4ad7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4ad7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 173 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4ad7f, #b9c47f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C4AD7F?: #C4AD7F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4AD7F?: The RGB value is 196, 173, 127: 196 red, 173 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4AD7F?: The complementary color is #7F96C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4AD7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.