What color is #C6BD42?

#C6BD42 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Salsa Verde. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6BD42?

The RGB value is 198, 189, 66: 198 red, 189 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BD42?

The complementary color is #424BC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BD42?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BD42 color

#C6BD42 rgb(198, 189, 66)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C6BD42 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 74.1% green and 25.9% blue (198, 189, 66).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 54% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 67% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Salsa Verde (#CEC754), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#C6BD42 color codes

HEX	`#C6BD42`
RGB	`rgb(198, 189, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 74.1%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 54%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 67%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 67%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.32, -11.38, 60.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.32, 61.74, 100.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.471, 48.796, 12.335)`
Decimal	`13024578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BD42, 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 #C6BD42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BD42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #C6BD42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6bd42; }
.text { color: #c6bd42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6bd42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 189 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6bd42, #8dc642); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C6BD42?: #C6BD42 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Salsa Verde. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6BD42?: The RGB value is 198, 189, 66: 198 red, 189 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BD42?: The complementary color is #424BC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BD42?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.