What color is #C0B995?

#C0B995 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0B995?

The RGB value is 192, 185, 149: 192 red, 185 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0B995?

The complementary color is #959CC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0B995?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0B995 color

#C0B995 rgb(192, 185, 149)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C0B995 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 72.5% green and 58.4% blue (192, 185, 149).

Its hue angle is 50°, 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 Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#C0B995 color codes

HEX	`#C0B995`
RGB	`rgb(192, 185, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 72.5%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 25%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.87, -3.41, 19.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.87, 19.5, 100.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.512, 48.075, 35.363)`
Decimal	`12630421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0B995, 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 #C0B995	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0B995 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #C0B995 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0b995; }
.text { color: #c0b995; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0b995; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 185 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0b995, #b2c095); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C0B995?: #C0B995 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0B995?: The RGB value is 192, 185, 149: 192 red, 185 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0B995?: The complementary color is #959CC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0B995?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.