What color is #C0B797?

#C0B797 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0B797?

The RGB value is 192, 183, 151: 192 red, 183 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0B797?

The complementary color is #97A0C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0B797?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0B797 color

#C0B797 rgb(192, 183, 151)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C0B797 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 71.8% green and 59.2% blue (192, 183, 151).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 25% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Beach Dune (#C6BB9C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#C0B797 color codes

HEX	`#C0B797`
RGB	`rgb(192, 183, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 71.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 25%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 21%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.39, -2.06, 17.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.39, 17.57, 96.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.258, 47.309, 36.072)`
Decimal	`12629911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0B797, 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 #C0B797	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0B797 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #C0B797 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0b797; }
.text { color: #c0b797; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0b797; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 183 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0b797, #b5c097); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C0B797?: #C0B797 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0B797?: The RGB value is 192, 183, 151: 192 red, 183 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0B797?: The complementary color is #97A0C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0B797?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.