What color is #C6A289?

#C6A289 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Light Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6A289?

The RGB value is 198, 162, 137: 198 red, 162 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6A289?

The complementary color is #89ADC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6A289?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6A289 color

#C6A289 rgb(198, 162, 137)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C6A289 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 63.5% green and 53.7% blue (198, 162, 137).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 35% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 31% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Light Brown (#C4A484), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#C6A289 color codes

HEX	`#C6A289`
RGB	`rgb(198, 162, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 63.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 35%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 31%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 31%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.22, 9.61, 18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.22, 20.41, 61.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.725, 39.654, 29.171)`
Decimal	`13017737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6A289, 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 #C6A289	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6A289 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #C6A289 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6a289; }
.text { color: #c6a289; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6a289; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 162 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6a289, #c6c089); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C6A289?: #C6A289 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Light Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6A289?: The RGB value is 198, 162, 137: 198 red, 162 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6A289?: The complementary color is #89ADC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6A289?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.