What color is #C5B4A2?

#C5B4A2 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5B4A2?

The RGB value is 197, 180, 162: 197 red, 180 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5B4A2?

The complementary color is #A2B3C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5B4A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5B4A2 color

#C5B4A2 rgb(197, 180, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5B4A2 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 70.6% green and 63.5% blue (197, 180, 162).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 23% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 18% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Warm Neutral (#C1B19D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#C5B4A2 color codes

HEX	`#C5B4A2`
RGB	`rgb(197, 180, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 70.6%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 23%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 18%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 18%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.27, 3.1, 11.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.27, 11.8, 74.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.869, 47.122, 40.855)`
Decimal	`12956834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5B4A2, 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 #C5B4A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5B4A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #C5B4A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5b4a2; }
.text { color: #c5b4a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5b4a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 180 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5b4a2, #c4c5a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C5B4A2?: #C5B4A2 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5B4A2?: The RGB value is 197, 180, 162: 197 red, 180 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5B4A2?: The complementary color is #A2B3C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5B4A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.