What color is #C2B478?

#C2B478 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2B478?

The RGB value is 194, 180, 120: 194 red, 180 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2B478?

The complementary color is #7886C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2B478?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2B478 color

#C2B478 rgb(194, 180, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C2B478 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 70.6% green and 47.1% blue (194, 180, 120).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 38% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 38% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#C2B478 color codes

HEX	`#C2B478`
RGB	`rgb(194, 180, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 70.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 38%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 38%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 38%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.2, -3.76, 32.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.2, 32.64, 96.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.96, 45.469, 24.332)`
Decimal	`12760184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2B478, 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 #C2B478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2B478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #C2B478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2b478; }
.text { color: #c2b478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2b478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 180 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2b478, #abc278); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C2B478?: #C2B478 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2B478?: The RGB value is 194, 180, 120: 194 red, 180 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2B478?: The complementary color is #7886C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2B478?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.