What color is #C6BD93?

#C6BD93 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 #C6BD93?

The RGB value is 198, 189, 147: 198 red, 189 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BD93?

The complementary color is #939CC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BD93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BD93 color

#C6BD93 rgb(198, 189, 147)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C6BD93 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 74.1% green and 57.6% blue (198, 189, 147).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 31% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#C6BD93 color codes

HEX	`#C6BD93`
RGB	`rgb(198, 189, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 74.1%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 31%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 26%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.38, -3.5, 22.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.38, 22.69, 98.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.753, 50.508, 34.884)`
Decimal	`13024659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BD93, 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 #C6BD93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BD93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	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 #C6BD93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6bd93; }
.text { color: #c6bd93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6bd93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 189 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6bd93, #b5c693); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #C6BD93?: #C6BD93 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 #C6BD93?: The RGB value is 198, 189, 147: 198 red, 189 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BD93?: The complementary color is #939CC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BD93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.