What color is #C6BCA1?

#C6BCA1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Chopped Almonds. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6BCA1?

The RGB value is 198, 188, 161: 198 red, 188 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BCA1?

The complementary color is #A1ABC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BCA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BCA1 color

#C6BCA1 rgb(198, 188, 161)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C6BCA1 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 73.7% green and 63.1% blue (198, 188, 161).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 25% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Chopped Almonds (#C7BCA1), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.11:1).

#C6BCA1 color codes

HEX	`#C6BCA1`
RGB	`rgb(198, 188, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 73.7%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 25%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 19%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 19%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.4, -0.94, 14.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.4, 14.98, 93.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.705, 50.546, 40.955)`
Decimal	`13024417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BCA1, 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 #C6BCA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BCA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.11:1	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 #C6BCA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6bca1; }
.text { color: #c6bca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6bca1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 188 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6bca1, #bdc6a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C6BCA1?: #C6BCA1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Chopped Almonds. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6BCA1?: The RGB value is 198, 188, 161: 198 red, 188 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BCA1?: The complementary color is #A1ABC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BCA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.