What color is #C6CB9C?

#C6CB9C is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6CB9C?

The RGB value is 198, 203, 156: 198 red, 203 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6CB9C?

The complementary color is #A19CCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6CB9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6CB9C color

#C6CB9C rgb(198, 203, 156)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C6CB9C is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 79.6% green and 61.2% blue (198, 203, 156).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 31% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.42:1).

#C6CB9C color codes

HEX	`#C6CB9C`
RGB	`rgb(198, 203, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 79.6%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 31%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 23%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 23%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.25, -9.5, 22.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.25, 24.83, 112.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.645, 57.118, 39.803)`
Decimal	`13028252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6CB9C, 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 #C6CB9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6CB9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.42:1	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 #C6CB9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6cb9c; }
.text { color: #c6cb9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6cb9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 203 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6cb9c, #afcb9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C6CB9C?: #C6CB9C is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6CB9C?: The RGB value is 198, 203, 156: 198 red, 203 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6CB9C?: The complementary color is #A19CCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6CB9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.