What color is #C0B896?

#C0B896 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0B896?

The RGB value is 192, 184, 150: 192 red, 184 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0B896?

The complementary color is #969EC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0B896?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0B896 color

#C0B896 rgb(192, 184, 150)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C0B896 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 72.2% green and 58.8% blue (192, 184, 150).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 25% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Beach Dune (#C6BB9C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#C0B896 color codes

HEX	`#C0B896`
RGB	`rgb(192, 184, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 72.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 25%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.63, -2.73, 18.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.63, 18.53, 98.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.384, 47.69, 35.715)`
Decimal	`12630166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0B896, 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 #C0B896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0B896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #C0B896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0b896; }
.text { color: #c0b896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0b896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 184 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0b896, #b3c096); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C0B896?: #C0B896 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0B896?: The RGB value is 192, 184, 150: 192 red, 184 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0B896?: The complementary color is #969EC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0B896?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.