What color is #C5BE9D?

#C5BE9D 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 #C5BE9D?

The RGB value is 197, 190, 157: 197 red, 190 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5BE9D?

The complementary color is #9DA4C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5BE9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5BE9D color

#C5BE9D rgb(197, 190, 157)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C5BE9D is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 74.5% green and 61.6% blue (197, 190, 157).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 26% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.23:1).

#C5BE9D color codes

HEX	`#C5BE9D`
RGB	`rgb(197, 190, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 74.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 26%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 20%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.76, -2.97, 17.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.76, 17.83, 99.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.525, 51.132, 39.258)`
Decimal	`12959389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5BE9D, 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 #C5BE9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5BE9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.23:1	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 #C5BE9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5be9d; }
.text { color: #c5be9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5be9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 190 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5be9d, #b8c59d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C5BE9D?: #C5BE9D 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 #C5BE9D?: The RGB value is 197, 190, 157: 197 red, 190 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5BE9D?: The complementary color is #9DA4C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5BE9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.