What color is #C6AE89?

#C6AE89 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Croissant. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6AE89?

The RGB value is 198, 174, 137: 198 red, 174 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6AE89?

The complementary color is #89A1C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6AE89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6AE89 color

#C6AE89 rgb(198, 174, 137)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C6AE89 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 68.2% green and 53.7% blue (198, 174, 137).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 35% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 31% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Croissant (#C4AB86), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#C6AE89 color codes

HEX	`#C6AE89`
RGB	`rgb(198, 174, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 68.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 35%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 31%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 31%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.29, 3.12, 22.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.29, 22.42, 82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.941, 44.085, 29.909)`
Decimal	`13020809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6AE89, 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 #C6AE89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6AE89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	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 #C6AE89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6ae89; }
.text { color: #c6ae89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6ae89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 174 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6ae89, #c0c689); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C6AE89?: #C6AE89 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Croissant. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6AE89?: The RGB value is 198, 174, 137: 198 red, 174 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6AE89?: The complementary color is #89A1C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6AE89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.