What color is #C5AA91?

#C5AA91 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pergament. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5AA91?

The RGB value is 197, 170, 145: 197 red, 170 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5AA91?

The complementary color is #91ACC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5AA91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5AA91 color

#C5AA91 rgb(197, 170, 145)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C5AA91 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 66.7% green and 56.9% blue (197, 170, 145).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 31% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 26% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Pergament (#BFA58A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#C5AA91 color codes

HEX	`#C5AA91`
RGB	`rgb(197, 170, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 66.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 31%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 26%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 26%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.33, 5.97, 16.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.33, 17.57, 70.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.512, 42.666, 32.778)`
Decimal	`12954257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5AA91, 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 #C5AA91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5AA91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	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 #C5AA91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5aa91; }
.text { color: #c5aa91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5aa91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 170 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5aa91, #c5c491); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C5AA91?: #C5AA91 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pergament. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5AA91?: The RGB value is 197, 170, 145: 197 red, 170 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5AA91?: The complementary color is #91ACC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5AA91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.