What color is #C2CC86?

#C2CC86 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sunken Treasure. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2CC86?

The RGB value is 194, 204, 134: 194 red, 204 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2CC86?

The complementary color is #9086CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2CC86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2CC86 color

#C2CC86 rgb(194, 204, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #C2CC86 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 80% green and 52.5% blue (194, 204, 134).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 41% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Treasure (#CCCF86), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#C2CC86 color codes

HEX	`#C2CC86`
RGB	`rgb(194, 204, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 80%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 41%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 34%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 34%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.83, -14.48, 33.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.83, 36.77, 113.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.144, 56.377, 30.895)`
Decimal	`12766342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2CC86, 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 #C2CC86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2CC86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	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 #C2CC86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2cc86; }
.text { color: #c2cc86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2cc86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 204 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2cc86, #9fcc86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C2CC86?: #C2CC86 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sunken Treasure. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2CC86?: The RGB value is 194, 204, 134: 194 red, 204 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2CC86?: The complementary color is #9086CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2CC86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.