What color is #C0BC8E?

#C0BC8E 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 #C0BC8E?

The RGB value is 192, 188, 142: 192 red, 188 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0BC8E?

The complementary color is #8E92C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0BC8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0BC8E color

#C0BC8E rgb(192, 188, 142)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C0BC8E is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 73.7% green and 55.7% blue (192, 188, 142).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 28% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#C0BC8E color codes

HEX	`#C0BC8E`
RGB	`rgb(192, 188, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 73.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 28%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 26%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.53, -5.97, 23.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.53, 24.59, 104.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.604, 49.127, 32.719)`
Decimal	`12631182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0BC8E, 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 #C0BC8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0BC8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	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 #C0BC8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0bc8e; }
.text { color: #c0bc8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0bc8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 188 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0bc8e, #abc08e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C0BC8E?: #C0BC8E 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 #C0BC8E?: The RGB value is 192, 188, 142: 192 red, 188 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0BC8E?: The complementary color is #8E92C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0BC8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.