What color is #C2BB87?

#C2BB87 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2BB87?

The RGB value is 194, 187, 135: 194 red, 187 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2BB87?

The complementary color is #878EC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2BB87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2BB87 color

#C2BB87 rgb(194, 187, 135)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C2BB87 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 73.3% green and 52.9% blue (194, 187, 135).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 33% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 30% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#C2BB87 color codes

HEX	`#C2BB87`
RGB	`rgb(194, 187, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 73.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 33%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 30%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 30%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.3, -5.61, 27.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.3, 27.86, 101.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.392, 48.76, 29.99)`
Decimal	`12761991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2BB87, 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 #C2BB87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2BB87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	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 #C2BB87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2bb87; }
.text { color: #c2bb87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2bb87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 187 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2bb87, #abc287); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C2BB87?: #C2BB87 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2BB87?: The RGB value is 194, 187, 135: 194 red, 187 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2BB87?: The complementary color is #878EC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2BB87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.