What color is #C1B267?

#C1B267 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Vegas Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1B267?

The RGB value is 193, 178, 103: 193 red, 178 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1B267?

The complementary color is #6776C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1B267?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1B267 color

#C1B267 rgb(193, 178, 103)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C1B267 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 69.8% green and 40.4% blue (193, 178, 103).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 42% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 47% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#C1B267 color codes

HEX	`#C1B267`
RGB	`rgb(193, 178, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 69.8%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 42%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 47%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 47%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.33, -4.93, 40.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.33, 40.4, 97.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.362, 44.159, 19.227)`
Decimal	`12694119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1B267, 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 #C1B267	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1B267 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #C1B267 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1b267; }
.text { color: #c1b267; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1b267; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 178 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1b267, #a3c167); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C1B267?: #C1B267 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Vegas Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1B267?: The RGB value is 193, 178, 103: 193 red, 178 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1B267?: The complementary color is #6776C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1B267?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.