What color is #C6B499?

#C6B499 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tender Taupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6B499?

The RGB value is 198, 180, 153: 198 red, 180 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6B499?

The complementary color is #99ABC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6B499?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6B499 color

#C6B499 rgb(198, 180, 153)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C6B499 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 70.6% green and 60% blue (198, 180, 153).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 28% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 23% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Tender Taupe (#C4B198), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#C6B499 color codes

HEX	`#C6B499`
RGB	`rgb(198, 180, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 70.6%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 28%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 23%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 23%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.16, 2.12, 16.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.16, 16.27, 82.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.36, 46.949, 36.803)`
Decimal	`13022361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6B499, 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 #C6B499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6B499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	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 #C6B499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6b499; }
.text { color: #c6b499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6b499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 180 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6b499, #c2c699); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C6B499?: #C6B499 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tender Taupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6B499?: The RGB value is 198, 180, 153: 198 red, 180 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6B499?: The complementary color is #99ABC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6B499?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.