#C9971C · near Caramel

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#C9971C (RGB 201, 151, 28) is a medium, moderately saturated brown, closest to Caramel and near Brass and Honey. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #C9971C a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 71% lightness and 0.14 chroma at hue 83°.

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HEX#C9971C
RGBrgb(201, 151, 28)
HSLhsl(43, 76%, 45%)
CMYK0, 25, 86, 21
CSS var--caramel
Contrast2.65:1 white · 7.93:1 black

Similar named colors

Caramel #C68E17Brass #B5A642Honey #EB9605Carrot #ED9121Marigold #EAA221

How to use #C9971C

Black text passes WCAG AA on #C9971C (7.93:1); white text does not (2.65:1).

For a calm scheme pair #C9971C with its analogous neighbors #CA411C and #A4CA1C; for contrast use its complement #1C4DCA as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--caramel: #C9971C;

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#C9971C hex color card: near Caramel, RGB 201, 151, 28
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Shades & tints

#281E06#503C0B#795B11#A17916#C9971C#D4AC49#DFC177#E9D5A4#F4EAD2

Color harmonies for #C9971C

Complementary

#C9971C#1C4DCA

Analogous

#C9971C#CA411C#A4CA1C

Triadic

#C9971C#1CCA99#991CCA

Split complementary

#C9971C#1CA4CA#411CCA

Tetradic

#C9971C#1CCA41#1C4DCA#CA1CA4

Palettes with #C9971C