What color is #C6A696?

#C6A696 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6A696?

The RGB value is 198, 166, 150: 198 red, 166 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6A696?

The complementary color is #96B6C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6A696?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6A696 color

#C6A696 rgb(198, 166, 150)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C6A696 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 65.1% green and 58.8% blue (198, 166, 150).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 30% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 24% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Frappé (#CEAE99), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#C6A696 color codes

HEX	`#C6A696`
RGB	`rgb(198, 166, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 65.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 30%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 24%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.51, 9.24, 12.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.51, 15.67, 53.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.43, 41.482, 34.62)`
Decimal	`13018774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6A696, 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 #C6A696	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6A696 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	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 #C6A696 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6a696; }
.text { color: #c6a696; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6a696; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 166 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6a696, #c6be96); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C6A696?: #C6A696 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6A696?: The RGB value is 198, 166, 150: 198 red, 166 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6A696?: The complementary color is #96B6C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6A696?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.