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#C19E89 closest to Sesame

#C19E89 is a light, muted orange; the closest named color is Sesame. In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 62.0% green and 53.7% blue (rgb(193, 158, 137)). Its HSL value is 23° hue, 31% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 29% yellow and 24% black. #C19E89 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.52:1.

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Variations of #C19E89

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C19E89 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C19E89 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C19E89 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B0A889
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8A188
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFA188
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B0A889
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5A489
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CB9898
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C59C90
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A5A5A5
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ADA39F

#C19E89 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.46:1 Very poor#C19E89 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.52:1 Very good#C19E89 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C19E89 in CSS

/* Sesame */
.color { color: #C19E89; }
.background { background-color: #C19E89; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C19E89; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(193 158 137);
color: hsl(23 31% 65%);
color: oklch(0.725 0.051 52.6);

#C19E89 FAQ

What color is #C19E89?

#C19E89 is a light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Sesame. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C19E89?

#C19E89 is rgb(193, 158, 137) in RGB, hsl(23, 31%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 18%, 29%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C19E89?

The complementary color of #C19E89 is #89ACC1, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C19E89?

Black text has the best contrast on #C19E89: 8.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C19E89 a warm or cool color?

#C19E89 is a warm color.