What color is #C6BD9F?

#C6BD9F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6BD9F?

The RGB value is 198, 189, 159: 198 red, 189 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BD9F?

The complementary color is #9FA8C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BD9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BD9F color

#C6BD9F rgb(198, 189, 159)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C6BD9F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 74.1% green and 62.4% blue (198, 189, 159).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 25% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 20% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

#C6BD9F color codes

HEX	`#C6BD9F`
RGB	`rgb(198, 189, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 74.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 25%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 20%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 20%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.62, -1.77, 16.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.62, 16.42, 96.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.744, 50.905, 40.105)`
Decimal	`13024671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BD9F, 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 #C6BD9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BD9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	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 #C6BD9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6bd9f; }
.text { color: #c6bd9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6bd9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 189 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6bd9f, #bbc69f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C6BD9F?: #C6BD9F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6BD9F?: The RGB value is 198, 189, 159: 198 red, 189 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BD9F?: The complementary color is #9FA8C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BD9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.