Closest named color · ΔE 1.17
#C19D71
Closest named color · ΔE 1.17
#C19D71
Does it pop as a button? Stay readable as a background? Survive at badge size?
If an entire site used it as the primary color, it would feel like this —
Body copy goes here. The primary drives buttons and links, tints fill backgrounds, text uses the highest-contrast color.
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How this color performs against black and white text.
White text on this background
Aa Ratio 2.52:1
Black text on this background
Aa Ratio 8.33:1
:root {
--color: #C19D71;
--color-rgb: 193, 157, 113;
--color-hsl: 33, 39.2%, 60%;
}
.bg-color { background-color: #C19D71; }
.text-on-color { color: #000000; }
.border-color { border-color: #C19D71; }
.gradient {
background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #C19D71 0%, CC9966 100%);
}Nearest official code in each standard system, ranked by CIEDE2000.
Official color from public brand materials (simple-icons CC0 dataset)
What the ancients would have called this color.
The same color, as named in Japanese tradition.
Based on the Machado (2009) model - see how this color appears to 8 types of color vision.
Normal vision
#C19D71
Standard trichromatic vision with all three cone types functioning.
Protanomaly
#B49D70
Abnormal L cone sensitivity (~1% of men). Weakened red perception.
Protanopia
#AB9D6F
Missing L cones (~1% of men). Reds are hard to perceive.
Deuteranomaly
#B9A272
Abnormal M cone sensitivity (~6% of men). The most common deficiency.
Deuteranopia
#B4A572
Missing M cones (~1% of men). Reds and greens are confused.
Tritanomaly
#CB9783
Abnormal S cone sensitivity (extremely rare). Weakened blue-yellow perception.
Tritanopia
#D29490
Missing S cones (extremely rare). Blues and yellows are confused.
Achromatomaly
#B1A08C
Severely weakened color vision (~0.001%). Colors appear washed out.
Achromatopsia
#A1A1A1
No color vision at all (~0.003%). The world is shades of grey.
Closest names by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance.
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Common derivatives of this color: lighter / darker / more saturated / less saturated, plus inverted, grayscale, web-safe and the nearest HTML named color. Click any to open its page.
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Text readability sample
color: #C19D71;Text readability sample
background-color: #C19D71;Text readability sample
text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #C19D71;linear-gradient(90deg, #C19D71, #7195C1)Drag hue, saturation and lightness to preview live - find the version that feels right.
This is the color with hex code #C19D71. Its RGB channels are 193, 157, 113; the closest human-readable name is "Cardboard" (ΔE 1.17, CIEDE2000).
#C19D71 is rgb(193, 157, 113) in RGB, hsl(33, 39.2%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 18.7%, 41.5%, 24.3%) in CMYK.
Its complement #7195C1 works best, along with triadic and analogous harmonies - see the harmony section below to copy full palettes.
Contrast with black text is 8.33:1 and with white text 2.52:1. WCAG 2.1 requires at least 4.5:1 for body text (AA) and 3:1 for large text.