What color is #C8BB9C?

#C8BB9C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8BB9C?

The RGB value is 200, 187, 156: 200 red, 187 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8BB9C?

The complementary color is #9CA9C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8BB9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8BB9C color

#C8BB9C rgb(200, 187, 156)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C8BB9C is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 73.3% green and 61.2% blue (200, 187, 156).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 29% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 22% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Beach Dune (#C6BB9C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#C8BB9C color codes

HEX	`#C8BB9C`
RGB	`rgb(200, 187, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 73.3%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 29%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 22%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 22%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.2, -0.4, 17.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.2, 17.39, 91.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.59, 50.221, 38.633)`
Decimal	`13155228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8BB9C, 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 #C8BB9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8BB9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	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 #C8BB9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8bb9c; }
.text { color: #c8bb9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8bb9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 187 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8bb9c, #bfc89c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C8BB9C?: #C8BB9C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8BB9C?: The RGB value is 200, 187, 156: 200 red, 187 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8BB9C?: The complementary color is #9CA9C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8BB9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.