What color is #C6BE99?

#C6BE99 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6BE99?

The RGB value is 198, 190, 153: 198 red, 190 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BE99?

The complementary color is #99A1C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BE99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BE99 color

#C6BE99 rgb(198, 190, 153)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C6BE99 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 74.5% green and 60% blue (198, 190, 153).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 28% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.23:1).

#C6BE99 color codes

HEX	`#C6BE99`
RGB	`rgb(198, 190, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 74.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 28%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 23%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.76, -3.18, 19.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.76, 19.99, 99.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.452, 51.133, 37.501)`
Decimal	`13024921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BE99, 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 #C6BE99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BE99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.23:1	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 #C6BE99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6be99; }
.text { color: #c6be99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6be99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 190 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6be99, #b7c699); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C6BE99?: #C6BE99 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6BE99?: The RGB value is 198, 190, 153: 198 red, 190 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BE99?: The complementary color is #99A1C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BE99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.