What color is #C2B280?

#C2B280 is a light, desaturated yellow known as Sand. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sand?

The RGB value is 194, 178, 128: 194 red, 178 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sand?

The complementary color is #8090C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2B280?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sand color: hex code #C2B280

#C2B280 rgb(194, 178, 128)

Shades of brown

Sand has the hex code #C2B280. It is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 69.8% green and 50.2% blue (194, 178, 128).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 35% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 34% yellow and 24% black.

This exact color is also called Ecru.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

Sand (#C2B280) color codes

HEX	`#C2B280`
RGB	`rgb(194, 178, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 69.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 35%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 34%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 34%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.81, -1.75, 27.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.81, 27.73, 93.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.065, 44.87, 26.863)`
Decimal	`12759680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sand, 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 #C2B280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2B280 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #C2B280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2b280; }
.text { color: #c2b280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2b280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 178 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2b280, #b1c280); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C2B280 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C2B280?: #C2B280 is a light, desaturated yellow known as Sand. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sand?: The RGB value is 194, 178, 128: 194 red, 178 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sand?: The complementary color is #8090C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2B280?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.