What color is #C5A18E?

#C5A18E 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 #C5A18E?

The RGB value is 197, 161, 142: 197 red, 161 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5A18E?

The complementary color is #8EB2C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5A18E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5A18E color

#C5A18E rgb(197, 161, 142)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C5A18E is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 63.1% green and 55.7% blue (197, 161, 142).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 32% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 28% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere Clay (#CDA291), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#C5A18E color codes

HEX	`#C5A18E`
RGB	`rgb(197, 161, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 63.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 32%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 28%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 28%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.98, 10.44, 14.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.98, 18.19, 54.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.654, 39.315, 31.033)`
Decimal	`12951950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5A18E, 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 #C5A18E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5A18E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #C5A18E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5a18e; }
.text { color: #c5a18e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5a18e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 161 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5a18e, #c5bc8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #C5A18E?: #C5A18E 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 #C5A18E?: The RGB value is 197, 161, 142: 197 red, 161 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5A18E?: The complementary color is #8EB2C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5A18E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.