What color is #C0BFA2?

#C0BFA2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0BFA2?

The RGB value is 192, 191, 162: 192 red, 191 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0BFA2?

The complementary color is #A2A3C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0BFA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0BFA2 color

#C0BFA2 rgb(192, 191, 162)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C0BFA2 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 74.9% green and 63.5% blue (192, 191, 162).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 19% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#C0BFA2 color codes

HEX	`#C0BFA2`
RGB	`rgb(192, 191, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 74.9%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 19%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 16%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.73, -4.6, 14.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.73, 15.49, 107.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.89, 51.077, 41.564)`
Decimal	`12631970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0BFA2, 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 #C0BFA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0BFA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	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 #C0BFA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0bfa2; }
.text { color: #c0bfa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0bfa2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 191 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0bfa2, #b2c0a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C0BFA2?: #C0BFA2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0BFA2?: The RGB value is 192, 191, 162: 192 red, 191 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0BFA2?: The complementary color is #A2A3C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0BFA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.