What color is #C5BA89?

#C5BA89 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5BA89?

The RGB value is 197, 186, 137: 197 red, 186 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5BA89?

The complementary color is #8994C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5BA89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5BA89 color

#C5BA89 rgb(197, 186, 137)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C5BA89 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 72.9% green and 53.7% blue (197, 186, 137).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 34% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 30% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#C5BA89 color codes

HEX	`#C5BA89`
RGB	`rgb(197, 186, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 72.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 34%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 30%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.32, -3.65, 26.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.32, 26.55, 97.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.101, 48.795, 30.705)`
Decimal	`12958345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5BA89, 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 #C5BA89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5BA89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #C5BA89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5ba89; }
.text { color: #c5ba89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ba89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 186 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5ba89, #b2c589); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C5BA89?: #C5BA89 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5BA89?: The RGB value is 197, 186, 137: 197 red, 186 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5BA89?: The complementary color is #8994C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5BA89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.