What color is #C5A38F?

#C5A38F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5A38F?

The RGB value is 197, 163, 143: 197 red, 163 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5A38F?

The complementary color is #8FB1C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5A38F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5A38F color

#C5A38F rgb(197, 163, 143)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C5A38F is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 63.9% green and 56.1% blue (197, 163, 143).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 32% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 27% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Frappé (#CEAE99), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#C5A38F color codes

HEX	`#C5A38F`
RGB	`rgb(197, 163, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 63.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 32%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 27%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 27%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.5, 9.49, 15.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.5, 17.82, 57.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.082, 40.05, 31.548)`
Decimal	`12952463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5A38F, 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 #C5A38F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5A38F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #C5A38F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5a38f; }
.text { color: #c5a38f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5a38f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 163 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5a38f, #c5be8f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C5A38F?: #C5A38F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5A38F?: The RGB value is 197, 163, 143: 197 red, 163 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5A38F?: The complementary color is #8FB1C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5A38F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.