What color is #C6C387?

#C6C387 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6C387?

The RGB value is 198, 195, 135: 198 red, 195 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6C387?

The complementary color is #878AC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6C387?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6C387 color

#C6C387 rgb(198, 195, 135)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C6C387 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 76.5% green and 52.9% blue (198, 195, 135).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 36% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 32% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Kiss a Frog (#BEC187), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#C6C387 color codes

HEX	`#C6C387`
RGB	`rgb(198, 195, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 76.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 36%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 32%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 32%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.75, -8.2, 30.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.75, 31.68, 105.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.177, 52.786, 30.62)`
Decimal	`13026183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6C387, 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 #C6C387	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6C387 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	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 #C6C387 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6c387; }
.text { color: #c6c387; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c387; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 195 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6c387, #aac687); }

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Questions

What color is #C6C387?: #C6C387 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6C387?: The RGB value is 198, 195, 135: 198 red, 195 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6C387?: The complementary color is #878AC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6C387?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.