What color is #C8BC9D?

#C8BC9D 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 #C8BC9D?

The RGB value is 200, 188, 157: 200 red, 188 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8BC9D?

The complementary color is #9DA9C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8BC9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8BC9D color

#C8BC9D rgb(200, 188, 157)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C8BC9D is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 73.7% green and 61.6% blue (200, 188, 157).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 28% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 21% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Beach Dune (#C6BB9C), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#C8BC9D color codes

HEX	`#C8BC9D`
RGB	`rgb(200, 188, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 73.7%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 28%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 21%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.49, -0.78, 17.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.49, 17.26, 92.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.888, 50.681, 39.151)`
Decimal	`13155485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8BC9D, 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 #C8BC9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8BC9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	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 #C8BC9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8bc9d; }
.text { color: #c8bc9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8bc9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 188 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8bc9d, #bec89d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C8BC9D?: #C8BC9D 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 #C8BC9D?: The RGB value is 200, 188, 157: 200 red, 188 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8BC9D?: The complementary color is #9DA9C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8BC9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.