What color is #C89F62?

#C89F62 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lion. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C89F62?

The RGB value is 200, 159, 98: 200 red, 159 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C89F62?

The complementary color is #628BC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C89F62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C89F62 color

#C89F62 rgb(200, 159, 98)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C89F62 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 62.4% green and 38.4% blue (200, 159, 98).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 48% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 51% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lion (#C19A62), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#C89F62 color codes

HEX	`#C89F62`
RGB	`rgb(200, 159, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 62.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 48%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 51%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 51%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.99, 7.68, 37.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.99, 38.2, 78.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.424, 37.96, 16.856)`
Decimal	`13148002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C89F62, 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 #C89F62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C89F62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #C89F62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c89f62; }
.text { color: #c89f62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c89f62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 159 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c89f62, #bec862); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C89F62?: #C89F62 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lion. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C89F62?: The RGB value is 200, 159, 98: 200 red, 159 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C89F62?: The complementary color is #628BC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C89F62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.