What color is #C8AA9B?

#C8AA9B is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8AA9B?

The RGB value is 200, 170, 155: 200 red, 170 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8AA9B?

The complementary color is #9BB9C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8AA9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8AA9B color

#C8AA9B rgb(200, 170, 155)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C8AA9B is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 66.7% green and 60.8% blue (200, 170, 155).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 29% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 23% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Frappé (#CEAE99), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#C8AA9B color codes

HEX	`#C8AA9B`
RGB	`rgb(200, 170, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 66.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 29%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 23%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 23%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.82, 8.56, 11.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.82, 14.57, 53.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.111, 43.397, 37.057)`
Decimal	`13150875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8AA9B, 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 #C8AA9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8AA9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #C8AA9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8aa9b; }
.text { color: #c8aa9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8aa9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 170 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8aa9b, #c8c19b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C8AA9B?: #C8AA9B is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8AA9B?: The RGB value is 200, 170, 155: 200 red, 170 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8AA9B?: The complementary color is #9BB9C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8AA9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.