#C5B699

A light, muted orange closely aligning with Tan.

About #C5B699

Visually, #C5B699 is defined as a muted orange. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Tan. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(197, 182, 153).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 8% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 39.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5B699
RGB197, 182, 153
HSL39.5°, 27.5%, 68.6%
CMYK0%, 8%, 22%, 23%
HSV39.5°, 22.3%, 77.3%
LAB74.6, 0.7, 16.7
XYZ45.5, 47.6, 36.9
Decimal12957337

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.00:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.53:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.91:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.95:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5B699; }
.text-color { color: #C5B699; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5B699; }

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