What color is #C1C98B?

#C1C98B 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 #C1C98B?

The RGB value is 193, 201, 139: 193 red, 201 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1C98B?

The complementary color is #938BC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1C98B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1C98B color

#C1C98B rgb(193, 201, 139)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C1C98B is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 78.8% green and 54.5% blue (193, 201, 139).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 36% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Kiss a Frog (#BEC187), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#C1C98B color codes

HEX	`#C1C98B`
RGB	`rgb(193, 201, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 78.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 36%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 31%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 31%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.03, -12.71, 30.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.03, 32.71, 112.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.539, 54.975, 32.528)`
Decimal	`12700043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1C98B, 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 #C1C98B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1C98B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	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 #C1C98B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1c98b; }
.text { color: #c1c98b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1c98b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 201 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1c98b, #a2c98b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C1C98B?: #C1C98B 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 #C1C98B?: The RGB value is 193, 201, 139: 193 red, 201 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1C98B?: The complementary color is #938BC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1C98B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.