What color is #C2BF90?

#C2BF90 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 #C2BF90?

The RGB value is 194, 191, 144: 194 red, 191 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2BF90?

The complementary color is #9093C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2BF90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2BF90 color

#C2BF90 rgb(194, 191, 144)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C2BF90 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 74.9% green and 56.5% blue (194, 191, 144).

Its hue angle is 56°, 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 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#C2BF90 color codes

HEX	`#C2BF90`
RGB	`rgb(194, 191, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 74.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 29%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 26%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 26%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.52, -6.5, 24.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.52, 25.02, 105.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.913, 50.745, 33.756)`
Decimal	`12763024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2BF90, 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 #C2BF90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2BF90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #C2BF90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2bf90; }
.text { color: #c2bf90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2bf90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 191 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2bf90, #acc290); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C2BF90?: #C2BF90 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 #C2BF90?: The RGB value is 194, 191, 144: 194 red, 191 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2BF90?: The complementary color is #9093C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2BF90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.