What color is #C68E57?

#C68E57 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Butter Bronze. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C68E57?

The RGB value is 198, 142, 87: 198 red, 142 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C68E57?

The complementary color is #578FC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C68E57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C68E57 color

#C68E57 rgb(198, 142, 87)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C68E57 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 55.7% green and 34.1% blue (198, 142, 87).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 49% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 56% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Butter Bronze (#C88849), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#C68E57 color codes

HEX	`#C68E57`
RGB	`rgb(198, 142, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 55.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 49%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 56%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 56%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.38, 15.15, 37.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.38, 40.39, 67.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.684, 32.042, 13.373)`
Decimal	`13012567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C68E57, 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 #C68E57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C68E57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #C68E57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c68e57; }
.text { color: #c68e57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c68e57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 142 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c68e57, #c6c657); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

Questions

What color is #C68E57?: #C68E57 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Butter Bronze. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C68E57?: The RGB value is 198, 142, 87: 198 red, 142 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C68E57?: The complementary color is #578FC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C68E57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.