What color is #C0BC9B?

#C0BC9B is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0BC9B?

The RGB value is 192, 188, 155: 192 red, 188 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0BC9B?

The complementary color is #9B9FC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0BC9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0BC9B color

#C0BC9B rgb(192, 188, 155)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C0BC9B is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 73.7% green and 60.8% blue (192, 188, 155).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 19% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#C0BC9B color codes

HEX	`#C0BC9B`
RGB	`rgb(192, 188, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 73.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 19%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.79, -4.1, 17.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.79, 17.72, 103.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.638, 49.54, 38.162)`
Decimal	`12631195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0BC9B, 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 #C0BC9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0BC9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	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 #C0BC9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0bc9b; }
.text { color: #c0bc9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0bc9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 188 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0bc9b, #b2c09b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C0BC9B?: #C0BC9B is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0BC9B?: The RGB value is 192, 188, 155: 192 red, 188 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0BC9B?: The complementary color is #9B9FC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0BC9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.