What color is #C3BB99?

#C3BB99 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3BB99?

The RGB value is 195, 187, 153: 195 red, 187 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3BB99?

The complementary color is #99A1C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3BB99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3BB99 color

#C3BB99 rgb(195, 187, 153)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C3BB99 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 73.3% green and 60% blue (195, 187, 153).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 26% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.89:1).

#C3BB99 color codes

HEX	`#C3BB99`
RGB	`rgb(195, 187, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 73.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 26%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.73, -2.74, 18.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.73, 18.47, 98.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.026, 49.443, 37.25)`
Decimal	`12827545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3BB99, 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 #C3BB99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3BB99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.89:1	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 #C3BB99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3bb99; }
.text { color: #c3bb99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3bb99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 187 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3bb99, #b6c399); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C3BB99?: #C3BB99 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3BB99?: The RGB value is 195, 187, 153: 195 red, 187 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3BB99?: The complementary color is #99A1C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3BB99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.