What color is #C3BB86?

#C3BB86 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3BB86?

The RGB value is 195, 187, 134: 195 red, 187 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3BB86?

The complementary color is #868EC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3BB86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3BB86 color

#C3BB86 rgb(195, 187, 134)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C3BB86 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 73.3% green and 52.5% blue (195, 187, 134).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 34% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 31% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#C3BB86 color codes

HEX	`#C3BB86`
RGB	`rgb(195, 187, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 73.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 34%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 31%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 31%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.37, -5.34, 27.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.37, 28.43, 100.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.579, 48.865, 29.633)`
Decimal	`12827526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3BB86, 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 #C3BB86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3BB86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	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 #C3BB86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3bb86; }
.text { color: #c3bb86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3bb86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 187 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3bb86, #adc386); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C3BB86?: #C3BB86 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3BB86?: The RGB value is 195, 187, 134: 195 red, 187 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3BB86?: The complementary color is #868EC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3BB86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.