What color is #C6BB9E?

#C6BB9E is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6BB9E?

The RGB value is 198, 187, 158: 198 red, 187 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BB9E?

The complementary color is #9EA9C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BB9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BB9E color

#C6BB9E rgb(198, 187, 158)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C6BB9E is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 73.3% green and 62% blue (198, 187, 158).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 26% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 20% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Beach Dune (#C6BB9C), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#C6BB9E color codes

HEX	`#C6BB9E`
RGB	`rgb(198, 187, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 73.3%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 26%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 20%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 20%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.08, -0.86, 16.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.08, 16.13, 93.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.23, 50.016, 39.507)`
Decimal	`13024158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BB9E, 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 #C6BB9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BB9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	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 #C6BB9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6bb9e; }
.text { color: #c6bb9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6bb9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 187 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6bb9e, #bdc69e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C6BB9E?: #C6BB9E is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6BB9E?: The RGB value is 198, 187, 158: 198 red, 187 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BB9E?: The complementary color is #9EA9C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BB9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.