What color is #C6B77C?

#C6B77C is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6B77C?

The RGB value is 198, 183, 124: 198 red, 183 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6B77C?

The complementary color is #7C8BC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6B77C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6B77C color

#C6B77C rgb(198, 183, 124)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C6B77C is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 71.8% green and 48.6% blue (198, 183, 124).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 39% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 37% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#C6B77C color codes

HEX	`#C6B77C`
RGB	`rgb(198, 183, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 71.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 39%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 37%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 37%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.4, -3.27, 31.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.4, 32.12, 95.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.861, 47.329, 25.89)`
Decimal	`13023100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6B77C, 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 #C6B77C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6B77C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	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 #C6B77C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6b77c; }
.text { color: #c6b77c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6b77c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 183 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6b77c, #b0c67c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C6B77C?: #C6B77C is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6B77C?: The RGB value is 198, 183, 124: 198 red, 183 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6B77C?: The complementary color is #7C8BC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6B77C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.