What color is #C8B584?

#C8B584 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8B584?

The RGB value is 200, 181, 132: 200 red, 181 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8B584?

The complementary color is #8497C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8B584?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8B584 color

#C8B584 rgb(200, 181, 132)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C8B584 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 71% green and 51.8% blue (200, 181, 132).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 38% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 34% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#C8B584 color codes

HEX	`#C8B584`
RGB	`rgb(200, 181, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 71%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 38%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 34%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 34%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.19, -0.46, 27.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.19, 27.48, 90.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.509, 46.994, 28.552)`
Decimal	`13153668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8B584, 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 #C8B584	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8B584 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	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 #C8B584 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8b584; }
.text { color: #c8b584; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8b584; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 181 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8b584, #b9c884); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C8B584?: #C8B584 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8B584?: The RGB value is 200, 181, 132: 200 red, 181 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8B584?: The complementary color is #8497C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8B584?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.