What color is #C5BFA0?

#C5BFA0 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 #C5BFA0?

The RGB value is 197, 191, 160: 197 red, 191 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5BFA0?

The complementary color is #A0A6C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5BFA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5BFA0 color

#C5BFA0 rgb(197, 191, 160)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C5BFA0 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 74.9% green and 62.7% blue (197, 191, 160).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 24% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#C5BFA0 color codes

HEX	`#C5BFA0`
RGB	`rgb(197, 191, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 74.9%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 24%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 19%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 19%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.08, -3.05, 16.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.08, 16.7, 100.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.002, 51.671, 40.696)`
Decimal	`12959648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5BFA0, 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 #C5BFA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5BFA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	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 #C5BFA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5bfa0; }
.text { color: #c5bfa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5bfa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 191 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5bfa0, #b9c5a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C5BFA0?: #C5BFA0 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 #C5BFA0?: The RGB value is 197, 191, 160: 197 red, 191 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5BFA0?: The complementary color is #A0A6C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5BFA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.