What color is #C5B589?

#C5B589 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5B589?

The RGB value is 197, 181, 137: 197 red, 181 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5B589?

The complementary color is #8999C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5B589?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5B589 color

#C5B589 rgb(197, 181, 137)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C5B589 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 71% green and 53.7% blue (197, 181, 137).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 34% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 30% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#C5B589 color codes

HEX	`#C5B589`
RGB	`rgb(197, 181, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 71%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 34%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 30%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 30%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.01, -1.01, 24.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.01, 24.56, 92.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.066, 46.725, 30.36)`
Decimal	`12957065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5B589, 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 #C5B589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5B589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	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 #C5B589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5b589; }
.text { color: #c5b589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5b589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 181 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5b589, #b7c589); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5B589?: #C5B589 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5B589?: The RGB value is 197, 181, 137: 197 red, 181 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5B589?: The complementary color is #8999C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5B589?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.