What color is #C0C888?

#C0C888 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0C888?

The RGB value is 192, 200, 136: 192 red, 200 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0C888?

The complementary color is #9088C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0C888?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0C888 color

#C0C888 rgb(192, 200, 136)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C0C888 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 78.4% green and 53.3% blue (192, 200, 136).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 37% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Kiss a Frog (#BEC187), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#C0C888 color codes

HEX	`#C0C888`
RGB	`rgb(192, 200, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 78.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 37%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 32%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 32%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.63, -12.97, 31.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.63, 33.75, 112.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.836, 54.293, 31.3)`
Decimal	`12634248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0C888, 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 #C0C888	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0C888 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	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 #C0C888 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0c888; }
.text { color: #c0c888; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0c888; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 200 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0c888, #a0c888); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C0C888?: #C0C888 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0C888?: The RGB value is 192, 200, 136: 192 red, 200 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0C888?: The complementary color is #9088C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0C888?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.