What color is #C0C49C?

#C0C49C is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0C49C?

The RGB value is 192, 196, 156: 192 red, 196 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0C49C?

The complementary color is #A09CC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0C49C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0C49C color

#C0C49C rgb(192, 196, 156)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C0C49C is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 76.9% green and 61.2% blue (192, 196, 156).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 25% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

#C0C49C color codes

HEX	`#C0C49C`
RGB	`rgb(192, 196, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 76.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 25%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 20%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 20%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.93, -8.13, 19.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.93, 21.29, 112.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.478, 53.087, 39.192)`
Decimal	`12633244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0C49C, 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 #C0C49C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0C49C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	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 #C0C49C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0c49c; }
.text { color: #c0c49c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0c49c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 196 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0c49c, #acc49c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C0C49C?: #C0C49C is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0C49C?: The RGB value is 192, 196, 156: 192 red, 196 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0C49C?: The complementary color is #A09CC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0C49C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.