What color is #C0B689?

#C0B689 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0B689?

The RGB value is 192, 182, 137: 192 red, 182 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0B689?

The complementary color is #8993C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0B689?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0B689 color

#C0B689 rgb(192, 182, 137)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C0B689 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 71.4% green and 53.7% blue (192, 182, 137).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 30% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 29% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#C0B689 color codes

HEX	`#C0B689`
RGB	`rgb(192, 182, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 71.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 30%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 29%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.85, -3.5, 24.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.85, 24.49, 98.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.982, 46.469, 30.367)`
Decimal	`12629641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0B689, 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 #C0B689	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0B689 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	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 #C0B689 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0b689; }
.text { color: #c0b689; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0b689; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 182 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0b689, #aec089); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C0B689?: #C0B689 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0B689?: The RGB value is 192, 182, 137: 192 red, 182 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0B689?: The complementary color is #8993C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0B689?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.