What color is #C5B990?

#C5B990 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stone Guardians. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5B990?

The RGB value is 197, 185, 144: 197 red, 185 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5B990?

The complementary color is #909CC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5B990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5B990 color

#C5B990 rgb(197, 185, 144)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C5B990 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 72.5% green and 56.5% blue (197, 185, 144).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 31% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 27% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Stone Guardians (#CABA97), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#C5B990 color codes

HEX	`#C5B990`
RGB	`rgb(197, 185, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 72.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 31%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 27%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 27%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.19, -2.19, 22.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.19, 22.5, 95.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.409, 48.583, 33.366)`
Decimal	`12958096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5B990, 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 #C5B990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5B990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	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 #C5B990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5b990; }
.text { color: #c5b990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5b990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 185 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5b990, #b6c590); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C5B990?: #C5B990 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stone Guardians. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5B990?: The RGB value is 197, 185, 144: 197 red, 185 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5B990?: The complementary color is #909CC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5B990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.