What color is #C5AB73?

#C5AB73 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ginger Ale. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5AB73?

The RGB value is 197, 171, 115: 197 red, 171 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5AB73?

The complementary color is #738DC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5AB73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5AB73 color

#C5AB73 rgb(197, 171, 115)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C5AB73 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 67.1% green and 45.1% blue (197, 171, 115).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 41% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 42% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Ginger Ale (#C9A86A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#C5AB73 color codes

HEX	`#C5AB73`
RGB	`rgb(197, 171, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 67.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 41%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 42%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 42%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.03, 1.68, 32.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.03, 32.34, 87.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.684, 42.236, 22.226)`
Decimal	`12954483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5AB73, 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 #C5AB73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5AB73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #C5AB73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5ab73; }
.text { color: #c5ab73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ab73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 171 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5ab73, #b6c573); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C5AB73?: #C5AB73 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ginger Ale. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5AB73?: The RGB value is 197, 171, 115: 197 red, 171 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5AB73?: The complementary color is #738DC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5AB73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.