What color is #C4B384?

#C4B384 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4B384?

The RGB value is 196, 179, 132: 196 red, 179 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4B384?

The complementary color is #8495C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4B384?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4B384 color

#C4B384 rgb(196, 179, 132)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C4B384 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 70.2% green and 51.8% blue (196, 179, 132).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 35% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 33% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#C4B384 color codes

HEX	`#C4B384`
RGB	`rgb(196, 179, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 70.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 35%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 33%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 33%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.31, -0.98, 26.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.31, 26.27, 92.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.051, 45.643, 28.368)`
Decimal	`12891012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4B384, 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 #C4B384	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4B384 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #C4B384 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4b384; }
.text { color: #c4b384; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4b384; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 179 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4b384, #b5c484); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C4B384?: #C4B384 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4B384?: The RGB value is 196, 179, 132: 196 red, 179 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4B384?: The complementary color is #8495C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4B384?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.