What color is #C1BF81?

#C1BF81 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1BF81?

The RGB value is 193, 191, 129: 193 red, 191 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1BF81?

The complementary color is #8183C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1BF81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1BF81 color

#C1BF81 rgb(193, 191, 129)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C1BF81 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 74.9% green and 50.6% blue (193, 191, 129).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 34% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 33% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Kiss a Frog (#BEC187), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#C1BF81 color codes

HEX	`#C1BF81`
RGB	`rgb(193, 191, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 74.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 34%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 33%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 33%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.18, -8.84, 31.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.18, 32.81, 105.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.586, 50.185, 28.103)`
Decimal	`12697473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1BF81, 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 #C1BF81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1BF81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	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 #C1BF81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1bf81; }
.text { color: #c1bf81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1bf81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 191 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1bf81, #a3c181); }

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Questions

What color is #C1BF81?: #C1BF81 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1BF81?: The RGB value is 193, 191, 129: 193 red, 191 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1BF81?: The complementary color is #8183C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1BF81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.