What color is #C6B671?

#C6B671 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Canadian Maple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6B671?

The RGB value is 198, 182, 113: 198 red, 182 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6B671?

The complementary color is #7181C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6B671?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6B671 color

#C6B671 rgb(198, 182, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C6B671 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 71.4% green and 44.3% blue (198, 182, 113).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 43% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 43% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Canadian Maple (#CAB266), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#C6B671 color codes

HEX	`#C6B671`
RGB	`rgb(198, 182, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 71.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 43%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 43%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 43%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.97, -3.96, 37.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.97, 37.33, 96.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.998, 46.655, 22.36)`
Decimal	`13022833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6B671, 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 #C6B671	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6B671 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	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 #C6B671 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6b671; }
.text { color: #c6b671; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6b671; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 182 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6b671, #acc671); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C6B671?: #C6B671 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Canadian Maple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6B671?: The RGB value is 198, 182, 113: 198 red, 182 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6B671?: The complementary color is #7181C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6B671?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.