What color is #C2BE90?

#C2BE90 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 #C2BE90?

The RGB value is 194, 190, 144: 194 red, 190 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2BE90?

The complementary color is #9094C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2BE90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2BE90 color

#C2BE90 rgb(194, 190, 144)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C2BE90 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 74.5% green and 56.5% blue (194, 190, 144).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 29% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 26% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#C2BE90 color codes

HEX	`#C2BE90`
RGB	`rgb(194, 190, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 74.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 29%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 26%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 26%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.26, -5.97, 23.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.26, 24.54, 104.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.696, 50.311, 33.684)`
Decimal	`12762768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2BE90, 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 #C2BE90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2BE90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	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 #C2BE90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2be90; }
.text { color: #c2be90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2be90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 190 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2be90, #adc290); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C2BE90?: #C2BE90 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 #C2BE90?: The RGB value is 194, 190, 144: 194 red, 190 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2BE90?: The complementary color is #9094C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2BE90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.