What color is #C8BB84?

#C8BB84 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 #C8BB84?

The RGB value is 200, 187, 132: 200 red, 187 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8BB84?

The complementary color is #8491C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8BB84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8BB84 color

#C8BB84 rgb(200, 187, 132)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C8BB84 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 73.3% green and 51.8% blue (200, 187, 132).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 38% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 34% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#C8BB84 color codes

HEX	`#C8BB84`
RGB	`rgb(200, 187, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 73.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 38%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 34%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 34%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.75, -3.62, 29.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.75, 29.79, 96.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.755, 49.487, 28.967)`
Decimal	`13155204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8BB84, 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 #C8BB84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8BB84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	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 #C8BB84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8bb84; }
.text { color: #c8bb84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8bb84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 187 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8bb84, #b3c884); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C8BB84?: #C8BB84 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 #C8BB84?: The RGB value is 200, 187, 132: 200 red, 187 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8BB84?: The complementary color is #8491C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8BB84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.