What color is #C1B298?

#C1B298 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Khaki. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1B298?

The RGB value is 193, 178, 152: 193 red, 178 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1B298?

The complementary color is #98A7C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1B298?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1B298 color

#C1B298 rgb(193, 178, 152)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C1B298 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 69.8% green and 59.6% blue (193, 178, 152).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 25% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 21% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Khaki (#C3B091), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#C1B298 color codes

HEX	`#C1B298`
RGB	`rgb(193, 178, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 69.8%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 25%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 21%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.18, 1.14, 15.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.18, 15.29, 85.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.58, 45.446, 36.176)`
Decimal	`12694168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1B298, 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 #C1B298	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1B298 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #C1B298 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1b298; }
.text { color: #c1b298; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1b298; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 178 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1b298, #bcc198); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C1B298?: #C1B298 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Khaki. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1B298?: The RGB value is 193, 178, 152: 193 red, 178 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1B298?: The complementary color is #98A7C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1B298?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.