What color is #C5BB8B?

#C5BB8B is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5BB8B?

The RGB value is 197, 187, 139: 197 red, 187 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5BB8B?

The complementary color is #8B95C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5BB8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5BB8B color

#C5BB8B rgb(197, 187, 139)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C5BB8B is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 73.3% green and 54.5% blue (197, 187, 139).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 33% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 29% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#C5BB8B color codes

HEX	`#C5BB8B`
RGB	`rgb(197, 187, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 73.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 33%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 29%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 29%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.62, -3.91, 25.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.62, 25.94, 98.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.457, 49.276, 31.538)`
Decimal	`12958603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5BB8B, 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 #C5BB8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5BB8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	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 #C5BB8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5bb8b; }
.text { color: #c5bb8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5bb8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 187 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5bb8b, #b2c58b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C5BB8B?: #C5BB8B is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5BB8B?: The RGB value is 197, 187, 139: 197 red, 187 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5BB8B?: The complementary color is #8B95C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5BB8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.