What color is #C0BE78?

#C0BE78 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Savannah Grass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0BE78?

The RGB value is 192, 190, 120: 192 red, 190 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0BE78?

The complementary color is #787AC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0BE78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0BE78 color

#C0BE78 rgb(192, 190, 120)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C0BE78 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 74.5% green and 47.1% blue (192, 190, 120).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 36% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 38% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Savannah Grass (#BABC72), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#C0BE78 color codes

HEX	`#C0BE78`
RGB	`rgb(192, 190, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 74.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 36%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 38%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 38%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.69, -9.79, 35.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.69, 36.94, 105.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.542, 49.39, 25.005)`
Decimal	`12631672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0BE78, 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 #C0BE78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0BE78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #C0BE78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0be78; }
.text { color: #c0be78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0be78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 190 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0be78, #9ec078); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #C0BE78?: #C0BE78 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Savannah Grass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0BE78?: The RGB value is 192, 190, 120: 192 red, 190 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0BE78?: The complementary color is #787AC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0BE78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.