What color is #C6BA90?

#C6BA90 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stone Guardians. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6BA90?

The RGB value is 198, 186, 144: 198 red, 186 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BA90?

The complementary color is #909CC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BA90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BA90 color

#C6BA90 rgb(198, 186, 144)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C6BA90 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 72.9% green and 56.5% blue (198, 186, 144).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 32% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 27% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Stone Guardians (#CABA97), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#C6BA90 color codes

HEX	`#C6BA90`
RGB	`rgb(198, 186, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 72.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 32%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 27%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 27%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.54, -2.33, 22.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.54, 22.99, 95.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.882, 49.138, 33.448)`
Decimal	`13023888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BA90, 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 #C6BA90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BA90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	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 #C6BA90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6ba90; }
.text { color: #c6ba90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6ba90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 186 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6ba90, #b7c690); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C6BA90?: #C6BA90 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stone Guardians. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6BA90?: The RGB value is 198, 186, 144: 198 red, 186 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BA90?: The complementary color is #909CC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BA90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.