What color is #C5A090?

#C5A090 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 #C5A090?

The RGB value is 197, 160, 144: 197 red, 160 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5A090?

The complementary color is #90B5C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5A090?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5A090 color

#C5A090 rgb(197, 160, 144)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C5A090 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 62.7% green and 56.5% blue (197, 160, 144).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 31% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 27% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere Clay (#CDA291), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#C5A090 color codes

HEX	`#C5A090`
RGB	`rgb(197, 160, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 62.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 31%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 27%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 27%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.77, 11.26, 13.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.77, 17.58, 50.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.631, 39.027, 31.773)`
Decimal	`12951696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5A090, 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 #C5A090	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5A090 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	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 #C5A090 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5a090; }
.text { color: #c5a090; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5a090; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 160 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5a090, #c5bb90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #C5A090?: #C5A090 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 #C5A090?: The RGB value is 197, 160, 144: 197 red, 160 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5A090?: The complementary color is #90B5C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5A090?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.