What color is #C88A2F?

#C88A2F is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Victorian Crown. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C88A2F?

The RGB value is 200, 138, 47: 200 red, 138 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C88A2F?

The complementary color is #2F6DC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C88A2F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C88A2F color

#C88A2F rgb(200, 138, 47)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C88A2F is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 54.1% green and 18.4% blue (200, 138, 47).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 62% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 77% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Victorian Crown (#C38B36), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#C88A2F color codes

HEX	`#C88A2F`
RGB	`rgb(200, 138, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 54.1%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 62%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 77%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 77%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.22, 15.75, 55.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.22, 57.53, 74.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.423, 30.664, 6.847)`
Decimal	`13142575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C88A2F, 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 #C88A2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C88A2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #C88A2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c88a2f; }
.text { color: #c88a2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c88a2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 138 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c88a2f, #bac82f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

Questions

What color is #C88A2F?: #C88A2F is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Victorian Crown. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C88A2F?: The RGB value is 200, 138, 47: 200 red, 138 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C88A2F?: The complementary color is #2F6DC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C88A2F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.