What color is #C8AA76?

#C8AA76 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gold Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8AA76?

The RGB value is 200, 170, 118: 200 red, 170 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8AA76?

The complementary color is #7694C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8AA76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8AA76 color

#C8AA76 rgb(200, 170, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C8AA76 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 66.7% green and 46.3% blue (200, 170, 118).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 43% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 41% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Gold Rush (#C4A777), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#C8AA76 color codes

HEX	`#C8AA76`
RGB	`rgb(200, 170, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 66.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 43%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 41%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 41%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.1, 3.77, 30.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.1, 31.08, 83.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.465, 42.339, 23.124)`
Decimal	`13150838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8AA76, 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 #C8AA76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8AA76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #C8AA76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8aa76; }
.text { color: #c8aa76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8aa76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 170 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8aa76, #bdc876); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tan.

Questions

What color is #C8AA76?: #C8AA76 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gold Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8AA76?: The RGB value is 200, 170, 118: 200 red, 170 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8AA76?: The complementary color is #7694C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8AA76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.