What color is #C2C786?

#C2C786 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Soda Pop. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2C786?

The RGB value is 194, 199, 134: 194 red, 199 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2C786?

The complementary color is #8B86C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2C786?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2C786 color

#C2C786 rgb(194, 199, 134)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C2C786 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 78% green and 52.5% blue (194, 199, 134).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 37% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Soda Pop (#C3C67E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#C2C786 color codes

HEX	`#C2C786`
RGB	`rgb(194, 199, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 78%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 37%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 33%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 33%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.48, -11.94, 32.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.48, 34.19, 110.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.975, 54.038, 30.505)`
Decimal	`12765062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2C786, 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 #C2C786	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2C786 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #C2C786 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2c786; }
.text { color: #c2c786; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2c786; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 199 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2c786, #a2c786); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C2C786?: #C2C786 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Soda Pop. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2C786?: The RGB value is 194, 199, 134: 194 red, 199 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2C786?: The complementary color is #8B86C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2C786?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.