What color is #C1B575?

#C1B575 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dark Khaki. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1B575?

The RGB value is 193, 181, 117: 193 red, 181 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1B575?

The complementary color is #7581C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1B575?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1B575 color

#C1B575 rgb(193, 181, 117)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C1B575 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 71% green and 45.9% blue (193, 181, 117).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 38% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 39% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#C1B575 color codes

HEX	`#C1B575`
RGB	`rgb(193, 181, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 71%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 38%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 39%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 39%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.33, -5.04, 34.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.33, 34.52, 98.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.728, 45.671, 23.443)`
Decimal	`12694901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1B575, 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 #C1B575	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1B575 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #C1B575 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1b575; }
.text { color: #c1b575; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1b575; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 181 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1b575, #a7c175); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C1B575?: #C1B575 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dark Khaki. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1B575?: The RGB value is 193, 181, 117: 193 red, 181 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1B575?: The complementary color is #7581C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1B575?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.