What color is #C6AD79?

#C6AD79 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6AD79?

The RGB value is 198, 173, 121: 198 red, 173 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6AD79?

The complementary color is #7992C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6AD79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6AD79 color

#C6AD79 rgb(198, 173, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C6AD79 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 67.8% green and 47.5% blue (198, 173, 121).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 40% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 39% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Toupe (#C7AC7D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#C6AD79 color codes

HEX	`#C6AD79`
RGB	`rgb(198, 173, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 67.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 40%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 39%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 39%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.74, 1.69, 30.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.74, 30.11, 86.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.684, 43.275, 24.243)`
Decimal	`13020537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6AD79, 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 #C6AD79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6AD79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #C6AD79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6ad79; }
.text { color: #c6ad79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6ad79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 173 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6ad79, #b9c679); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C6AD79?: #C6AD79 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6AD79?: The RGB value is 198, 173, 121: 198 red, 173 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6AD79?: The complementary color is #7992C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6AD79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.