What color is #C3BA98?

#C3BA98 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3BA98?

The RGB value is 195, 186, 152: 195 red, 186 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3BA98?

The complementary color is #98A1C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3BA98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3BA98 color

#C3BA98 rgb(195, 186, 152)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C3BA98 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 72.9% green and 59.6% blue (195, 186, 152).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 26% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 22% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Beach Dune (#C6BB9C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#C3BA98 color codes

HEX	`#C3BA98`
RGB	`rgb(195, 186, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 72.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 26%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 22%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.44, -2.35, 18.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.44, 18.57, 97.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.732, 48.988, 36.746)`
Decimal	`12827288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3BA98, 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 #C3BA98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3BA98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	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 #C3BA98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3ba98; }
.text { color: #c3ba98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3ba98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 186 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3ba98, #b6c398); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C3BA98?: #C3BA98 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3BA98?: The RGB value is 195, 186, 152: 195 red, 186 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3BA98?: The complementary color is #98A1C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3BA98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.