What color is #C2B992?

#C2B992 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2B992?

The RGB value is 194, 185, 146: 194 red, 185 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2B992?

The complementary color is #929BC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2B992?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2B992 color

#C2B992 rgb(194, 185, 146)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C2B992 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 72.5% green and 57.3% blue (194, 185, 146).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 28% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Beach Dune (#C6BB9C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#C2B992 color codes

HEX	`#C2B992`
RGB	`rgb(194, 185, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 72.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 28%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 25%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.98, -3.07, 20.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.98, 21.21, 98.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.785, 48.243, 34.141)`
Decimal	`12761490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2B992, 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 #C2B992	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2B992 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	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 #C2B992 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2b992; }
.text { color: #c2b992; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2b992; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 185 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2b992, #b3c292); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C2B992?: #C2B992 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2B992?: The RGB value is 194, 185, 146: 194 red, 185 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2B992?: The complementary color is #929BC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2B992?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.