What color is #C2BD93?

#C2BD93 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 #C2BD93?

The RGB value is 194, 189, 147: 194 red, 189 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2BD93?

The complementary color is #9398C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2BD93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2BD93 color

#C2BD93 rgb(194, 189, 147)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C2BD93 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 74.1% green and 57.6% blue (194, 189, 147).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 28% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 24% 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 10.99:1).

#C2BD93 color codes

HEX	`#C2BD93`
RGB	`rgb(194, 189, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 74.1%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 28%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 24%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 24%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.05, -5.03, 21.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.05, 22.49, 102.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.712, 49.972, 34.836)`
Decimal	`12762515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2BD93, 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 #C2BD93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2BD93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	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 #C2BD93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2bd93; }
.text { color: #c2bd93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2bd93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 189 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2bd93, #afc293); }

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Questions

What color is #C2BD93?: #C2BD93 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 #C2BD93?: The RGB value is 194, 189, 147: 194 red, 189 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2BD93?: The complementary color is #9398C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2BD93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.