What color is #C1BE9E?

#C1BE9E 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 #C1BE9E?

The RGB value is 193, 190, 158: 193 red, 190 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1BE9E?

The complementary color is #9EA1C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1BE9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1BE9E color

#C1BE9E rgb(193, 190, 158)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C1BE9E is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 74.5% green and 62% blue (193, 190, 158).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 22% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 18% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#C1BE9E color codes

HEX	`#C1BE9E`
RGB	`rgb(193, 190, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 74.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 22%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 18%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 18%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.46, -4.32, 16.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.46, 17.13, 104.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.577, 50.634, 39.661)`
Decimal	`12697246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1BE9E, 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 #C1BE9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1BE9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	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 #C1BE9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1be9e; }
.text { color: #c1be9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1be9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 190 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1be9e, #b3c19e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C1BE9E?: #C1BE9E 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 #C1BE9E?: The RGB value is 193, 190, 158: 193 red, 190 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1BE9E?: The complementary color is #9EA1C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1BE9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.