What color is #C2C6A2?

#C2C6A2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2C6A2?

The RGB value is 194, 198, 162: 194 red, 198 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2C6A2?

The complementary color is #A6A2C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2C6A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2C6A2 color

#C2C6A2 rgb(194, 198, 162)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C2C6A2 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 77.6% green and 63.5% blue (194, 198, 162).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 24% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.89:1).

#C2C6A2 color codes

HEX	`#C2C6A2`
RGB	`rgb(194, 198, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 77.6%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 24%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 18%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 18%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.73, -7.51, 17.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.73, 19.15, 113.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.963, 54.466, 42.109)`
Decimal	`12764834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2C6A2, 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 #C2C6A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2C6A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.89:1	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 #C2C6A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2c6a2; }
.text { color: #c2c6a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2c6a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 198 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2c6a2, #b0c6a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C2C6A2?: #C2C6A2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2C6A2?: The RGB value is 194, 198, 162: 194 red, 198 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2C6A2?: The complementary color is #A6A2C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2C6A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.