What color is #C88A55?

#C88A55 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Butter Bronze. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C88A55?

The RGB value is 200, 138, 85: 200 red, 138 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C88A55?

The complementary color is #5593C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C88A55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C88A55 color

#C88A55 rgb(200, 138, 85)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C88A55 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 54.1% green and 33.3% blue (200, 138, 85).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 51% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 58% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Butter Bronze (#C88849), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#C88A55 color codes

HEX	`#C88A55`
RGB	`rgb(200, 138, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 54.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 51%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 58%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 58%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.6, 18.03, 37.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.6, 41.7, 64.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.55, 31.115, 12.779)`
Decimal	`13142613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C88A55, 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 #C88A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C88A55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #C88A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c88a55; }
.text { color: #c88a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c88a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 138 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c88a55, #c8c455); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C88A55?: #C88A55 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Butter Bronze. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C88A55?: The RGB value is 200, 138, 85: 200 red, 138 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C88A55?: The complementary color is #5593C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C88A55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.