What color is #C6A493?

#C6A493 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6A493?

The RGB value is 198, 164, 147: 198 red, 164 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6A493?

The complementary color is #93B5C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6A493?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6A493 color

#C6A493 rgb(198, 164, 147)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C6A493 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 64.3% green and 57.6% blue (198, 164, 147).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 31% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 26% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere Clay (#CDA291), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#C6A493 color codes

HEX	`#C6A493`
RGB	`rgb(198, 164, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 64.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 31%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 26%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 26%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.94, 9.89, 13.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.94, 16.74, 53.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.831, 40.665, 33.244)`
Decimal	`13018259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6A493, 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 #C6A493	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6A493 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	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 #C6A493 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6a493; }
.text { color: #c6a493; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6a493; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 164 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6a493, #c6be93); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C6A493?: #C6A493 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6A493?: The RGB value is 198, 164, 147: 198 red, 164 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6A493?: The complementary color is #93B5C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6A493?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.