What color is #C5B092?

#C5B092 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Khaki. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5B092?

The RGB value is 197, 176, 146: 197 red, 176 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5B092?

The complementary color is #92A7C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5B092?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5B092 color

#C5B092 rgb(197, 176, 146)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C5B092 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 69% green and 57.3% blue (197, 176, 146).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 31% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 26% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Khaki (#C3B091), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#C5B092 color codes

HEX	`#C5B092`
RGB	`rgb(197, 176, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 69%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 31%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 26%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 26%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.89, 2.88, 18.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.89, 18.37, 80.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.74, 44.998, 33.57)`
Decimal	`12955794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5B092, 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 #C5B092	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5B092 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	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 #C5B092 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5b092; }
.text { color: #c5b092; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5b092; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 176 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5b092, #c1c592); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C5B092?: #C5B092 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Khaki. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5B092?: The RGB value is 197, 176, 146: 197 red, 176 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5B092?: The complementary color is #92A7C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5B092?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.