What color is #C4AF8A?

#C4AF8A is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Faded Letter. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4AF8A?

The RGB value is 196, 175, 138: 196 red, 175 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4AF8A?

The complementary color is #8A9FC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4AF8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4AF8A color

#C4AF8A rgb(196, 175, 138)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C4AF8A is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 68.6% green and 54.1% blue (196, 175, 138).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 33% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 30% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Faded Letter (#BFAC86), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#C4AF8A color codes

HEX	`#C4AF8A`
RGB	`rgb(196, 175, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 68.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 33%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 30%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 30%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.38, 1.93, 21.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.38, 21.85, 84.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.683, 44.232, 30.329)`
Decimal	`12889994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4AF8A, 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 #C4AF8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4AF8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	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 #C4AF8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4af8a; }
.text { color: #c4af8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4af8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 175 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4af8a, #bcc48a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C4AF8A?: #C4AF8A is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Faded Letter. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4AF8A?: The RGB value is 196, 175, 138: 196 red, 175 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4AF8A?: The complementary color is #8A9FC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4AF8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.