What color is #C8B896?

#C8B896 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Stone Guardians. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8B896?

The RGB value is 200, 184, 150: 200 red, 184 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8B896?

The complementary color is #96A6C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8B896?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8B896 color

#C8B896 rgb(200, 184, 150)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C8B896 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 72.2% green and 58.8% blue (200, 184, 150).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 31% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 25% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Stone Guardians (#CABA97), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#C8B896 color codes

HEX	`#C8B896`
RGB	`rgb(200, 184, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 72.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 31%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 25%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 25%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.3, 0.33, 19.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.3, 19.37, 89.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.465, 48.764, 35.813)`
Decimal	`13154454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8B896, 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 #C8B896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8B896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	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 #C8B896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8b896; }
.text { color: #c8b896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8b896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 184 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8b896, #bfc896); }

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Questions

What color is #C8B896?: #C8B896 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Stone Guardians. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8B896?: The RGB value is 200, 184, 150: 200 red, 184 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8B896?: The complementary color is #96A6C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8B896?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.