What color is #C2C375?

#C2C375 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Soda Pop. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2C375?

The RGB value is 194, 195, 117: 194 red, 195 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2C375?

The complementary color is #7675C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2C375?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2C375 color

#C2C375 rgb(194, 195, 117)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C2C375 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 76.5% green and 45.9% blue (194, 195, 117).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 39% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Soda Pop (#C3C67E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#C2C375 color codes

HEX	`#C2C375`
RGB	`rgb(194, 195, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 76.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 39%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 40%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 40%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.15, -11.89, 39.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.15, 40.81, 106.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.975, 51.785, 24.452)`
Decimal	`12764021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2C375, 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 #C2C375	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2C375 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	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 #C2C375 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2c375; }
.text { color: #c2c375; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2c375; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 195 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2c375, #9bc375); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C2C375?: #C2C375 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Soda Pop. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2C375?: The RGB value is 194, 195, 117: 194 red, 195 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2C375?: The complementary color is #7675C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2C375?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.