What color is #C6B09C?

#C6B09C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6B09C?

The RGB value is 198, 176, 156: 198 red, 176 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6B09C?

The complementary color is #9CB2C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6B09C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6B09C color

#C6B09C rgb(198, 176, 156)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C6B09C is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 69% green and 61.2% blue (198, 176, 156).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 27% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 21% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Warm Neutral (#C1B19D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#C6B09C color codes

HEX	`#C6B09C`
RGB	`rgb(198, 176, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 69%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 27%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 21%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.19, 4.71, 13.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.19, 13.96, 70.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.815, 45.458, 37.86)`
Decimal	`13021340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6B09C, 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 #C6B09C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6B09C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #C6B09C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6b09c; }
.text { color: #c6b09c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6b09c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 176 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6b09c, #c6c59c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C6B09C?: #C6B09C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6B09C?: The RGB value is 198, 176, 156: 198 red, 176 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6B09C?: The complementary color is #9CB2C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6B09C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.