What color is #C0B06E?

#C0B06E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Canadian Maple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0B06E?

The RGB value is 192, 176, 110: 192 red, 176 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0B06E?

The complementary color is #6E7EC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0B06E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0B06E color

#C0B06E rgb(192, 176, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C0B06E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 69% green and 43.1% blue (192, 176, 110).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 39% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 43% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Canadian Maple (#CAB266), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#C0B06E color codes

HEX	`#C0B06E`
RGB	`rgb(192, 176, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 69%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 39%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 43%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 43%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.82, -3.57, 35.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.82, 36.01, 95.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.079, 43.384, 21.012)`
Decimal	`12628078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0B06E, 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 #C0B06E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0B06E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #C0B06E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0b06e; }
.text { color: #c0b06e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0b06e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 176 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0b06e, #a7c06e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C0B06E?: #C0B06E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Canadian Maple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0B06E?: The RGB value is 192, 176, 110: 192 red, 176 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0B06E?: The complementary color is #6E7EC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0B06E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.