What color is #C2BDAB?

#C2BDAB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pelican. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2BDAB?

The RGB value is 194, 189, 171: 194 red, 189 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2BDAB?

The complementary color is #ABB0C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2BDAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2BDAB color

#C2BDAB rgb(194, 189, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2BDAB is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 74.1% green and 67.1% blue (194, 189, 171).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 16% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pelican (#C1BCAC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#C2BDAB color codes

HEX	`#C2BDAB`
RGB	`rgb(194, 189, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 74.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 16%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 12%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.56, -1.36, 9.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.56, 9.82, 97.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.796, 50.805, 45.809)`
Decimal	`12762539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2BDAB, 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 #C2BDAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2BDAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	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 #C2BDAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2bdab; }
.text { color: #c2bdab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2bdab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 189 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2bdab, #bbc2ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #C2BDAB?: #C2BDAB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pelican. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2BDAB?: The RGB value is 194, 189, 171: 194 red, 189 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2BDAB?: The complementary color is #ABB0C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2BDAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.