What color is #C0BB91?

#C0BB91 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0BB91?

The RGB value is 192, 187, 145: 192 red, 187 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0BB91?

The complementary color is #9196C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0BB91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0BB91 color

#C0BB91 rgb(192, 187, 145)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C0BB91 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 73.3% green and 56.9% blue (192, 187, 145).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 27% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 24% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#C0BB91 color codes

HEX	`#C0BB91`
RGB	`rgb(192, 187, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 73.3%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 27%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 24%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 24%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.32, -5.03, 21.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.32, 22.53, 102.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.619, 48.792, 33.85)`
Decimal	`12630929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0BB91, 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 #C0BB91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0BB91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #C0BB91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0bb91; }
.text { color: #c0bb91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0bb91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 187 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0bb91, #aec091); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C0BB91?: #C0BB91 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0BB91?: The RGB value is 192, 187, 145: 192 red, 187 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0BB91?: The complementary color is #9196C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0BB91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.