What color is #C7AE83?

#C7AE83 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 #C7AE83?

The RGB value is 199, 174, 131: 199 red, 174 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7AE83?

The complementary color is #839CC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7AE83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7AE83 color

#C7AE83 rgb(199, 174, 131)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C7AE83 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 68.2% green and 51.4% blue (199, 174, 131).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 38% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 34% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Toupe (#C7AC7D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#C7AE83 color codes

HEX	`#C7AE83`
RGB	`rgb(199, 174, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 68.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 38%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 34%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 34%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.26, 2.75, 25.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.26, 25.57, 83.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.787, 44.054, 27.718)`
Decimal	`13086339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7AE83, 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 #C7AE83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7AE83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #C7AE83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7ae83; }
.text { color: #c7ae83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7ae83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 174 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7ae83, #bec783); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tan.

Questions

What color is #C7AE83?: #C7AE83 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 #C7AE83?: The RGB value is 199, 174, 131: 199 red, 174 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7AE83?: The complementary color is #839CC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7AE83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.