What color is #C8BD98?

#C8BD98 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8BD98?

The RGB value is 200, 189, 152: 200 red, 189 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8BD98?

The complementary color is #98A3C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8BD98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8BD98 color

#C8BD98 rgb(200, 189, 152)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C8BD98 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 74.1% green and 59.6% blue (200, 189, 152).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 30% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 24% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Beach Dune (#C6BB9C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#C8BD98 color codes

HEX	`#C8BD98`
RGB	`rgb(200, 189, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 74.1%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 30%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 24%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.64, -2.03, 20.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.64, 20.24, 95.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.685, 50.943, 37.021)`
Decimal	`13155736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8BD98, 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 #C8BD98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8BD98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	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 #C8BD98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8bd98; }
.text { color: #c8bd98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8bd98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 189 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8bd98, #bbc898); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C8BD98?: #C8BD98 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8BD98?: The RGB value is 200, 189, 152: 200 red, 189 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8BD98?: The complementary color is #98A3C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8BD98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.