What color is #C99268?

#C99268 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Butterum. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C99268?

The RGB value is 201, 146, 104: 201 red, 146 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C99268?

The complementary color is #689FC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C99268?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C99268 color

#C99268 rgb(201, 146, 104)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C99268 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 57.3% green and 40.8% blue (201, 146, 104).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 47% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 48% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Butterum (#C68F65), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#C99268 color codes

HEX	`#C99268`
RGB	`rgb(201, 146, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 57.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 47%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 48%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 48%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.94, 15.74, 30.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.94, 34.22, 62.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.867, 33.977, 17.711)`
Decimal	`13210216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C99268, 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 #C99268	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C99268 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #C99268 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c99268; }
.text { color: #c99268; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c99268; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 146 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c99268, #c9c368); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #C99268?: #C99268 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Butterum. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C99268?: The RGB value is 201, 146, 104: 201 red, 146 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C99268?: The complementary color is #689FC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C99268?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.