What color is #C2BF93?

#C2BF93 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 #C2BF93?

The RGB value is 194, 191, 147: 194 red, 191 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2BF93?

The complementary color is #9396C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2BF93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2BF93 color

#C2BF93 rgb(194, 191, 147)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C2BF93 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 74.9% green and 57.6% blue (194, 191, 147).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 28% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 24% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#C2BF93 color codes

HEX	`#C2BF93`
RGB	`rgb(194, 191, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 74.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 28%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 24%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 24%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.58, -6.08, 22.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.58, 23.45, 105.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.145, 50.838, 34.98)`
Decimal	`12763027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2BF93, 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 #C2BF93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2BF93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	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 #C2BF93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2bf93; }
.text { color: #c2bf93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2bf93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 191 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2bf93, #adc293); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C2BF93?: #C2BF93 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 #C2BF93?: The RGB value is 194, 191, 147: 194 red, 191 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2BF93?: The complementary color is #9396C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2BF93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.