What color is #C6BC94?

#C6BC94 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6BC94?

The RGB value is 198, 188, 148: 198 red, 188 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BC94?

The complementary color is #949EC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BC94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BC94 color

#C6BC94 rgb(198, 188, 148)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C6BC94 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 73.7% green and 58% blue (198, 188, 148).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 30% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Beach Dune (#C6BB9C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#C6BC94 color codes

HEX	`#C6BC94`
RGB	`rgb(198, 188, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 73.7%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 30%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 25%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.14, -2.83, 21.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.14, 21.74, 97.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.617, 50.111, 35.228)`
Decimal	`13024404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BC94, 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 #C6BC94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BC94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #C6BC94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6bc94; }
.text { color: #c6bc94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6bc94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 188 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6bc94, #b7c694); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C6BC94?: #C6BC94 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6BC94?: The RGB value is 198, 188, 148: 198 red, 188 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BC94?: The complementary color is #949EC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BC94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.