What color is #C8AF84?

#C8AF84 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8AF84?

The RGB value is 200, 175, 132: 200 red, 175 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8AF84?

The complementary color is #849DC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8AF84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8AF84 color

#C8AF84 rgb(200, 175, 132)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C8AF84 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 68.6% green and 51.8% blue (200, 175, 132).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 38% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 34% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Toupe (#C7AC7D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#C8AF84 color codes

HEX	`#C8AF84`
RGB	`rgb(200, 175, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 68.6%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 38%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 34%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 34%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.63, 2.74, 25.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.63, 25.55, 83.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.315, 44.607, 28.154)`
Decimal	`13152132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8AF84, 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 #C8AF84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8AF84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	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 #C8AF84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8af84; }
.text { color: #c8af84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8af84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 175 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8af84, #bfc884); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tan.

Questions

What color is #C8AF84?: #C8AF84 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8AF84?: The RGB value is 200, 175, 132: 200 red, 175 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8AF84?: The complementary color is #849DC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8AF84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.