What color is #C1B273?

#C1B273 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1B273?

The RGB value is 193, 178, 115: 193 red, 178 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1B273?

The complementary color is #7382C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1B273?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1B273 color

#C1B273 rgb(193, 178, 115)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C1B273 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 69.8% green and 45.1% blue (193, 178, 115).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 39% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 40% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#C1B273 color codes

HEX	`#C1B273`
RGB	`rgb(193, 178, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 69.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 39%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 40%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 40%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.51, -3.68, 34.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.51, 34.33, 96.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.008, 44.417, 22.63)`
Decimal	`12694131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1B273, 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 #C1B273	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1B273 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #C1B273 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1b273; }
.text { color: #c1b273; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1b273; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 178 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1b273, #a9c173); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C1B273?: #C1B273 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1B273?: The RGB value is 193, 178, 115: 193 red, 178 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1B273?: The complementary color is #7382C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1B273?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.