What color is #C6C0A1?

#C6C0A1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6C0A1?

The RGB value is 198, 192, 161: 198 red, 192 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6C0A1?

The complementary color is #A1A7C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6C0A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6C0A1 color

#C6C0A1 rgb(198, 192, 161)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C6C0A1 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 75.3% green and 63.1% blue (198, 192, 161).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 25% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#C6C0A1 color codes

HEX	`#C6C0A1`
RGB	`rgb(198, 192, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 75.3%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 25%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 19%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 19%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.45, -3.05, 16.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.45, 16.69, 100.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.571, 52.279, 41.243)`
Decimal	`13025441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6C0A1, 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 #C6C0A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6C0A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	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 #C6C0A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6c0a1; }
.text { color: #c6c0a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c0a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 192 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6c0a1, #bac6a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C6C0A1?: #C6C0A1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6C0A1?: The RGB value is 198, 192, 161: 198 red, 192 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6C0A1?: The complementary color is #A1A7C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6C0A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.