What color is #C1C792?

#C1C792 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1C792?

The RGB value is 193, 199, 146: 193 red, 199 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1C792?

The complementary color is #9892C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1C792?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1C792 color

#C1C792 rgb(193, 199, 146)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C1C792 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 78% green and 57.3% blue (193, 199, 146).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 32% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Kiss a Frog (#BEC187), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.85:1).

#C1C792 color codes

HEX	`#C1C792`
RGB	`rgb(193, 199, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 78%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 32%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 27%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 27%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.61, -10.74, 25.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.61, 28.06, 112.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.604, 54.26, 35.154)`
Decimal	`12699538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1C792, 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 #C1C792	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1C792 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.85:1	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 #C1C792 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1c792; }
.text { color: #c1c792; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1c792; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 199 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1c792, #a7c792); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C1C792?: #C1C792 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1C792?: The RGB value is 193, 199, 146: 193 red, 199 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1C792?: The complementary color is #9892C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1C792?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.