What color is #C1B899?

#C1B899 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1B899?

The RGB value is 193, 184, 153: 193 red, 184 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1B899?

The complementary color is #99A2C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1B899?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1B899 color

#C1B899 rgb(193, 184, 153)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C1B899 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 72.2% green and 60% blue (193, 184, 153).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 24% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Beach Dune (#C6BB9C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#C1B899 color codes

HEX	`#C1B899`
RGB	`rgb(193, 184, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 72.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 24%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 21%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.77, -1.91, 16.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.77, 17.03, 96.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.882, 47.919, 37.016)`
Decimal	`12695705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1B899, 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 #C1B899	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1B899 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	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 #C1B899 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1b899; }
.text { color: #c1b899; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1b899; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 184 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1b899, #b6c199); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C1B899?: #C1B899 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1B899?: The RGB value is 193, 184, 153: 193 red, 184 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1B899?: The complementary color is #99A2C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1B899?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.