What color is #C3BD9E?

#C3BD9E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3BD9E?

The RGB value is 195, 189, 158: 195 red, 189 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3BD9E?

The complementary color is #9EA4C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3BD9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3BD9E color

#C3BD9E rgb(195, 189, 158)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C3BD9E is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 74.1% green and 62% blue (195, 189, 158).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 24% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#C3BD9E color codes

HEX	`#C3BD9E`
RGB	`rgb(195, 189, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 74.1%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 24%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 19%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 19%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.35, -3.05, 16.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.35, 16.74, 100.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.875, 50.467, 39.613)`
Decimal	`12828062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3BD9E, 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 #C3BD9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3BD9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	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 #C3BD9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3bd9e; }
.text { color: #c3bd9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3bd9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 189 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3bd9e, #b6c39e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C3BD9E?: #C3BD9E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3BD9E?: The RGB value is 195, 189, 158: 195 red, 189 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3BD9E?: The complementary color is #9EA4C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3BD9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.