What color is #C1B790?

#C1B790 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1B790?

The RGB value is 193, 183, 144: 193 red, 183 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1B790?

The complementary color is #909AC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1B790?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1B790 color

#C1B790 rgb(193, 183, 144)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C1B790 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 71.8% green and 56.5% blue (193, 183, 144).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 28% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Beach Dune (#C6BB9C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#C1B790 color codes

HEX	`#C1B790`
RGB	`rgb(193, 183, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 71.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 28%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 25%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.33, -2.68, 21.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.33, 21.32, 97.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.96, 47.219, 33.179)`
Decimal	`12695440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1B790, 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 #C1B790	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1B790 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	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 #C1B790 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1b790; }
.text { color: #c1b790; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1b790; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 183 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1b790, #b3c190); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C1B790?: #C1B790 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1B790?: The RGB value is 193, 183, 144: 193 red, 183 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1B790?: The complementary color is #909AC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1B790?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.