What color is #C86C37?

#C86C37 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Hot Caramel. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C86C37?

The RGB value is 200, 108, 55: 200 red, 108 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C86C37?

The complementary color is #3793C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C86C37?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C86C37 color

#C86C37 rgb(200, 108, 55)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C86C37 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 42.4% green and 21.6% blue (200, 108, 55).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 57% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 73% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Hot Caramel (#CC6E3B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#C86C37 color codes

HEX	`#C86C37`
RGB	`rgb(200, 108, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 42.4%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 57%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 73%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 73%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.36, 32.36, 44.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.36, 55.21, 54.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.874, 23.284, 6.535)`
Decimal	`13134903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C86C37, 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 #C86C37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C86C37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C86C37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c86c37; }
.text { color: #c86c37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c86c37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 108 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c86c37, #c8b437); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cinnamon.

Questions

What color is #C86C37?: #C86C37 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Hot Caramel. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C86C37?: The RGB value is 200, 108, 55: 200 red, 108 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C86C37?: The complementary color is #3793C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C86C37?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.