What color is #C6BC9C?

#C6BC9C 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 #C6BC9C?

The RGB value is 198, 188, 156: 198 red, 188 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BC9C?

The complementary color is #9CA6C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BC9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BC9C color

#C6BC9C rgb(198, 188, 156)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C6BC9C is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 73.7% green and 61.2% blue (198, 188, 156).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 27% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% 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 11.07:1).

#C6BC9C color codes

HEX	`#C6BC9C`
RGB	`rgb(198, 188, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 73.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 27%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 21%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.3, -1.69, 17.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.3, 17.57, 95.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.273, 50.373, 38.679)`
Decimal	`13024412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BC9C, 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 #C6BC9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BC9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	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 #C6BC9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6bc9c; }
.text { color: #c6bc9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6bc9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 188 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6bc9c, #bbc69c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C6BC9C?: #C6BC9C 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 #C6BC9C?: The RGB value is 198, 188, 156: 198 red, 188 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BC9C?: The complementary color is #9CA6C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BC9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.