What color is #C9B39D?

#C9B39D is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tender Taupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9B39D?

The RGB value is 201, 179, 157: 201 red, 179 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9B39D?

The complementary color is #9DB3C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9B39D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9B39D color

#C9B39D rgb(201, 179, 157)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C9B39D is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 70.2% green and 61.6% blue (201, 179, 157).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 29% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 22% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Tender Taupe (#C4B198), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#C9B39D color codes

HEX	`#C9B39D`
RGB	`rgb(201, 179, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 70.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 29%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 22%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 22%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.25, 4.39, 14.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.25, 14.79, 72.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.293, 47.093, 38.543)`
Decimal	`13218717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9B39D, 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 #C9B39D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9B39D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #C9B39D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9b39d; }
.text { color: #c9b39d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9b39d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 179 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9b39d, #c9c99d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C9B39D?: #C9B39D is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tender Taupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9B39D?: The RGB value is 201, 179, 157: 201 red, 179 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9B39D?: The complementary color is #9DB3C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9B39D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.