What color is #C5AD85?

#C5AD85 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Croissant. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5AD85?

The RGB value is 197, 173, 133: 197 red, 173 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5AD85?

The complementary color is #859DC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5AD85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5AD85 color

#C5AD85 rgb(197, 173, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C5AD85 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 67.8% green and 52.2% blue (197, 173, 133).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 36% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 32% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Croissant (#C4AB86), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#C5AD85 color codes

HEX	`#C5AD85`
RGB	`rgb(197, 173, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 67.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 36%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 32%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 32%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.86, 2.74, 23.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.86, 23.93, 83.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.204, 43.452, 28.35)`
Decimal	`12955013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5AD85, 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 #C5AD85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5AD85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #C5AD85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5ad85; }
.text { color: #c5ad85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ad85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 173 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5ad85, #bdc585); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C5AD85?: #C5AD85 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Croissant. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5AD85?: The RGB value is 197, 173, 133: 197 red, 173 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5AD85?: The complementary color is #859DC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5AD85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.