What color is #C58E6C?

#C58E6C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Dream. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C58E6C?

The RGB value is 197, 142, 108: 197 red, 142 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C58E6C?

The complementary color is #6CA3C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C58E6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C58E6C color

#C58E6C rgb(197, 142, 108)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C58E6C is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 55.7% green and 42.4% blue (197, 142, 108).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 43% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 45% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Baker’s Dream (#C98F70), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#C58E6C color codes

HEX	`#C58E6C`
RGB	`rgb(197, 142, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 55.7%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 43%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 45%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 45%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.59, 16.7, 26.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.59, 31.19, 57.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.407, 32.301, 18.554)`
Decimal	`12947052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C58E6C, 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 #C58E6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C58E6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #C58E6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c58e6c; }
.text { color: #c58e6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c58e6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 142 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c58e6c, #c5bb6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #C58E6C?: #C58E6C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Dream. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C58E6C?: The RGB value is 197, 142, 108: 197 red, 142 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C58E6C?: The complementary color is #6CA3C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C58E6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.