What color is #C98A53?

#C98A53 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Butter Bronze. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C98A53?

The RGB value is 201, 138, 83: 201 red, 138 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C98A53?

The complementary color is #5392C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C98A53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C98A53 color

#C98A53 rgb(201, 138, 83)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C98A53 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 54.1% green and 32.5% blue (201, 138, 83).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 52% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 59% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Butter Bronze (#C88849), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#C98A53 color codes

HEX	`#C98A53`
RGB	`rgb(201, 138, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 54.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 52%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 59%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 59%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.69, 18.29, 38.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.69, 42.89, 64.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.739, 31.222, 12.379)`
Decimal	`13208147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C98A53, 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 #C98A53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C98A53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #C98A53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c98a53; }
.text { color: #c98a53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c98a53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 138 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c98a53, #c9c553); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C98A53?: #C98A53 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Butter Bronze. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C98A53?: The RGB value is 201, 138, 83: 201 red, 138 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C98A53?: The complementary color is #5392C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C98A53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.