What color is #C59552?

#C59552 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Crumb. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C59552?

The RGB value is 197, 149, 82: 197 red, 149 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C59552?

The complementary color is #5282C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C59552?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C59552 color

#C59552 rgb(197, 149, 82)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C59552 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 58.4% green and 32.2% blue (197, 149, 82).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 50% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 58% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Caramel Crumb (#C39355), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#C59552 color codes

HEX	`#C59552`
RGB	`rgb(197, 149, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 58.4%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 50%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 58%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 58%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.94, 10.5, 41.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.94, 43.19, 75.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.298, 33.977, 12.68)`
Decimal	`12948818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C59552, 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 #C59552	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C59552 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #C59552 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c59552; }
.text { color: #c59552; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c59552; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 149 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c59552, #bcc552); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #C59552?: #C59552 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Crumb. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C59552?: The RGB value is 197, 149, 82: 197 red, 149 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C59552?: The complementary color is #5282C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C59552?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.