What color is #C3B88E?

#C3B88E is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3B88E?

The RGB value is 195, 184, 142: 195 red, 184 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3B88E?

The complementary color is #8E99C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3B88E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3B88E color

#C3B88E rgb(195, 184, 142)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C3B88E is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 72.2% green and 55.7% blue (195, 184, 142).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 31% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 27% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#C3B88E color codes

HEX	`#C3B88E`
RGB	`rgb(195, 184, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 72.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 31%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 27%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 27%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.72, -2.71, 22.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.72, 22.95, 96.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.529, 47.837, 32.474)`
Decimal	`12826766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3B88E, 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 #C3B88E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3B88E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	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 #C3B88E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3b88e; }
.text { color: #c3b88e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3b88e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 184 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3b88e, #b3c38e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C3B88E?: #C3B88E is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3B88E?: The RGB value is 195, 184, 142: 195 red, 184 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3B88E?: The complementary color is #8E99C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3B88E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.