What color is #C2BAA1?

#C2BAA1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2BAA1?

The RGB value is 194, 186, 161: 194 red, 186 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2BAA1?

The complementary color is #A1A9C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2BAA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2BAA1 color

#C2BAA1 rgb(194, 186, 161)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C2BAA1 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 72.9% green and 63.1% blue (194, 186, 161).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 21% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 17% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Tusk (#C4BBA5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#C2BAA1 color codes

HEX	`#C2BAA1`
RGB	`rgb(194, 186, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 72.9%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 21%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 17%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 17%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.55, -1.37, 13.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.55, 13.77, 95.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.24, 49.161, 40.764)`
Decimal	`12761761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2BAA1, 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 #C2BAA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2BAA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	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 #C2BAA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2baa1; }
.text { color: #c2baa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2baa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 186 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2baa1, #bac2a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C2BAA1?: #C2BAA1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2BAA1?: The RGB value is 194, 186, 161: 194 red, 186 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2BAA1?: The complementary color is #A1A9C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2BAA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.