What color is #C6AA2B?

#C6AA2B is a moderate yellow known as Hippie Trail. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hippie Trail?

The RGB value is 198, 170, 43: 198 red, 170 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hippie Trail?

The complementary color is #2B47C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6AA2B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hippie Trail color: hex code #C6AA2B

#C6AA2B rgb(198, 170, 43)

Shades of yellow

Hippie Trail has the hex code #C6AA2B. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 66.7% green and 16.9% blue (198, 170, 43).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 64% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 78% yellow and 22% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

Hippie Trail (#C6AA2B) color codes

HEX	`#C6AA2B`
RGB	`rgb(198, 170, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 66.7%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 64%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 78%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 78%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.13, -2.57, 64.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.13, 64.16, 92.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.102, 40.932, 8.179)`
Decimal	`13019691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hippie Trail, 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 #C6AA2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6AA2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #C6AA2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6aa2b; }
.text { color: #c6aa2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6aa2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 170 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6aa2b, #95c62b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C6AA2B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C6AA2B?: #C6AA2B is a moderate yellow known as Hippie Trail. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hippie Trail?: The RGB value is 198, 170, 43: 198 red, 170 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hippie Trail?: The complementary color is #2B47C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6AA2B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.