What color is #C1B487?

#C1B487 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1B487?

The RGB value is 193, 180, 135: 193 red, 180 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1B487?

The complementary color is #8794C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1B487?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1B487 color

#C1B487 rgb(193, 180, 135)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C1B487 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 70.6% green and 52.9% blue (193, 180, 135).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 32% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 30% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#C1B487 color codes

HEX	`#C1B487`
RGB	`rgb(193, 180, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 70.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 32%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 30%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 30%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.37, -2.31, 24.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.37, 24.79, 95.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.687, 45.73, 29.495)`
Decimal	`12694663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1B487, 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 #C1B487	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1B487 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	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 #C1B487 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1b487; }
.text { color: #c1b487; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1b487; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 180 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1b487, #b1c187); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C1B487?: #C1B487 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1B487?: The RGB value is 193, 180, 135: 193 red, 180 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1B487?: The complementary color is #8794C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1B487?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.