What color is #C2B687?

#C2B687 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2B687?

The RGB value is 194, 182, 135: 194 red, 182 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2B687?

The complementary color is #8793C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2B687?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2B687 color

#C2B687 rgb(194, 182, 135)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C2B687 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 71.4% green and 52.9% blue (194, 182, 135).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 33% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 30% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#C2B687 color codes

HEX	`#C2B687`
RGB	`rgb(194, 182, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 71.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 33%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 30%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.98, -2.98, 25.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.98, 25.69, 96.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.35, 46.676, 29.643)`
Decimal	`12760711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2B687, 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 #C2B687	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2B687 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	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 #C2B687 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2b687; }
.text { color: #c2b687; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2b687; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 182 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2b687, #b0c287); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C2B687?: #C2B687 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2B687?: The RGB value is 194, 182, 135: 194 red, 182 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2B687?: The complementary color is #8793C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2B687?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.