What color is #C1C69B?

#C1C69B is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1C69B?

The RGB value is 193, 198, 155: 193 red, 198 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1C69B?

The complementary color is #A09BC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1C69B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1C69B color

#C1C69B rgb(193, 198, 155)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C1C69B is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 77.6% green and 60.8% blue (193, 198, 155).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 27% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#C1C69B color codes

HEX	`#C1C69B`
RGB	`rgb(193, 198, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 77.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 27%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 22%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 22%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.52, -8.94, 21.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.52, 22.85, 113.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.102, 54.093, 38.911)`
Decimal	`12699291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1C69B, 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 #C1C69B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1C69B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	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 #C1C69B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1c69b; }
.text { color: #c1c69b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1c69b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 198 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1c69b, #abc69b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C1C69B?: #C1C69B is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1C69B?: The RGB value is 193, 198, 155: 193 red, 198 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1C69B?: The complementary color is #A09BC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1C69B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.