What color is #C59F8B?

#C59F8B is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C59F8B?

The RGB value is 197, 159, 139: 197 red, 159 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C59F8B?

The complementary color is #8BB1C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C59F8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C59F8B color

#C59F8B rgb(197, 159, 139)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C59F8B is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 62.4% green and 54.5% blue (197, 159, 139).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 33% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 29% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere Clay (#CDA291), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#C59F8B color codes

HEX	`#C59F8B`
RGB	`rgb(197, 159, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 62.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 33%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 29%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 29%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.41, 11.12, 15.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.41, 19.29, 54.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.085, 38.532, 29.747)`
Decimal	`12951435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C59F8B, 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 #C59F8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C59F8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #C59F8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c59f8b; }
.text { color: #c59f8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c59f8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 159 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c59f8b, #c5bc8b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C59F8B?: #C59F8B is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C59F8B?: The RGB value is 197, 159, 139: 197 red, 159 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C59F8B?: The complementary color is #8BB1C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C59F8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.