What color is #C8B79C?

#C8B79C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Treasure Map. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8B79C?

The RGB value is 200, 183, 156: 200 red, 183 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8B79C?

The complementary color is #9CADC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8B79C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8B79C color

#C8B79C rgb(200, 183, 156)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C8B79C is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 71.8% green and 61.2% blue (200, 183, 156).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 29% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 22% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Map (#D0BB9D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#C8B79C color codes

HEX	`#C8B79C`
RGB	`rgb(200, 183, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 71.8%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 29%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 22%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 22%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.17, 1.73, 15.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.17, 16.03, 83.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.754, 48.548, 38.354)`
Decimal	`13154204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8B79C, 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 #C8B79C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8B79C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	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 #C8B79C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8b79c; }
.text { color: #c8b79c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8b79c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 183 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8b79c, #c3c89c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C8B79C?: #C8B79C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Treasure Map. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8B79C?: The RGB value is 200, 183, 156: 200 red, 183 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8B79C?: The complementary color is #9CADC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8B79C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.