What color is #C2BA98?

#C2BA98 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2BA98?

The RGB value is 194, 186, 152: 194 red, 186 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2BA98?

The complementary color is #98A0C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2BA98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2BA98 color

#C2BA98 rgb(194, 186, 152)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C2BA98 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 72.9% green and 59.6% blue (194, 186, 152).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 26% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#C2BA98 color codes

HEX	`#C2BA98`
RGB	`rgb(194, 186, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 72.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 26%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.36, -2.73, 18.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.36, 18.49, 98.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.474, 48.855, 36.734)`
Decimal	`12761752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2BA98, 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 #C2BA98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2BA98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	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 #C2BA98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2ba98; }
.text { color: #c2ba98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2ba98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 186 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2ba98, #b5c298); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C2BA98?: #C2BA98 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2BA98?: The RGB value is 194, 186, 152: 194 red, 186 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2BA98?: The complementary color is #98A0C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2BA98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.