What color is #C3BD99?

#C3BD99 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 #C3BD99?

The RGB value is 195, 189, 153: 195 red, 189 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3BD99?

The complementary color is #999FC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3BD99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3BD99 color

#C3BD99 rgb(195, 189, 153)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C3BD99 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 74.1% green and 60% blue (195, 189, 153).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 26% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 22% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#C3BD99 color codes

HEX	`#C3BD99`
RGB	`rgb(195, 189, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 74.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 26%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 22%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.25, -3.79, 19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.25, 19.37, 101.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.453, 50.298, 37.392)`
Decimal	`12828057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3BD99, 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 #C3BD99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3BD99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	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 #C3BD99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3bd99; }
.text { color: #c3bd99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3bd99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 189 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3bd99, #b4c399); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C3BD99?: #C3BD99 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 #C3BD99?: The RGB value is 195, 189, 153: 195 red, 189 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3BD99?: The complementary color is #999FC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3BD99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.