What color is #C1BA9D?

#C1BA9D is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1BA9D?

The RGB value is 193, 186, 157: 193 red, 186 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1BA9D?

The complementary color is #9DA4C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1BA9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1BA9D color

#C1BA9D rgb(193, 186, 157)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C1BA9D is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 72.9% green and 61.6% blue (193, 186, 157).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 22% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#C1BA9D color codes

HEX	`#C1BA9D`
RGB	`rgb(193, 186, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 72.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 22%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 19%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.38, -2.36, 15.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.38, 15.79, 98.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.637, 48.89, 38.924)`
Decimal	`12696221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1BA9D, 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 #C1BA9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1BA9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	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 #C1BA9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1ba9d; }
.text { color: #c1ba9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1ba9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 186 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1ba9d, #b6c19d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C1BA9D?: #C1BA9D is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1BA9D?: The RGB value is 193, 186, 157: 193 red, 186 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1BA9D?: The complementary color is #9DA4C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1BA9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.