What color is #C9A17A?

#C9A17A is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Outback. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9A17A?

The RGB value is 201, 161, 122: 201 red, 161 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9A17A?

The complementary color is #7AA2C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9A17A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9A17A color

#C9A17A rgb(201, 161, 122)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C9A17A is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 63.1% green and 47.8% blue (201, 161, 122).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 42% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 39% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Outback (#C9A375), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#C9A17A color codes

HEX	`#C9A17A`
RGB	`rgb(201, 161, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 63.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 42%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 39%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 39%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.98, 9.49, 25.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.98, 27.6, 69.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.346, 39.314, 23.872)`
Decimal	`13214074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9A17A, 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 #C9A17A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9A17A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #C9A17A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9a17a; }
.text { color: #c9a17a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9a17a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 161 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9a17a, #c9c97a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C9A17A?: #C9A17A is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Outback. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9A17A?: The RGB value is 201, 161, 122: 201 red, 161 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9A17A?: The complementary color is #7AA2C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9A17A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.