What color is #C6BC8A?

#C6BC8A is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6BC8A?

The RGB value is 198, 188, 138: 198 red, 188 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BC8A?

The complementary color is #8A94C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BC8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BC8A color

#C6BC8A rgb(198, 188, 138)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C6BC8A is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 73.7% green and 54.1% blue (198, 188, 138).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 34% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 30% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#C6BC8A color codes

HEX	`#C6BC8A`
RGB	`rgb(198, 188, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 73.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 34%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 30%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 30%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.95, -4.18, 26.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.95, 26.95, 98.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.86, 49.808, 31.238)`
Decimal	`13024394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BC8A, 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 #C6BC8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BC8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	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 #C6BC8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6bc8a; }
.text { color: #c6bc8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6bc8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 188 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6bc8a, #b2c68a); }

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Questions

What color is #C6BC8A?: #C6BC8A is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6BC8A?: The RGB value is 198, 188, 138: 198 red, 188 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BC8A?: The complementary color is #8A94C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BC8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.