What color is #C1B993?

#C1B993 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1B993?

The RGB value is 193, 185, 147: 193 red, 185 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1B993?

The complementary color is #939BC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1B993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1B993 color

#C1B993 rgb(193, 185, 147)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C1B993 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 72.5% green and 57.6% blue (193, 185, 147).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 27% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 24% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#C1B993 color codes

HEX	`#C1B993`
RGB	`rgb(193, 185, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 72.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 27%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 24%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 24%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.91, -3.31, 20.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.91, 20.62, 99.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.608, 48.143, 34.541)`
Decimal	`12695955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1B993, 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 #C1B993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1B993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	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 #C1B993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1b993; }
.text { color: #c1b993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1b993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 185 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1b993, #b2c193); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C1B993?: #C1B993 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1B993?: The RGB value is 193, 185, 147: 193 red, 185 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1B993?: The complementary color is #939BC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1B993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.