What color is #C8BA87?

#C8BA87 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8BA87?

The RGB value is 200, 186, 135: 200 red, 186 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8BA87?

The complementary color is #8795C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8BA87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8BA87 color

#C8BA87 rgb(200, 186, 135)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C8BA87 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 72.9% green and 52.9% blue (200, 186, 135).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 37% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 32% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#C8BA87 color codes

HEX	`#C8BA87`
RGB	`rgb(200, 186, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 72.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 37%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 32%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 32%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.54, -2.73, 27.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.54, 27.83, 95.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.752, 49.148, 29.993)`
Decimal	`13154951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8BA87, 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 #C8BA87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8BA87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	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 #C8BA87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8ba87; }
.text { color: #c8ba87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8ba87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 186 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8ba87, #b5c887); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C8BA87?: #C8BA87 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8BA87?: The RGB value is 200, 186, 135: 200 red, 186 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8BA87?: The complementary color is #8795C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8BA87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.