What color is #C8BE8C?

#C8BE8C is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8BE8C?

The RGB value is 200, 190, 140: 200 red, 190 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8BE8C?

The complementary color is #8C96C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8BE8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8BE8C color

#C8BE8C rgb(200, 190, 140)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C8BE8C is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 74.5% green and 54.9% blue (200, 190, 140).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 35% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 30% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#C8BE8C color codes

HEX	`#C8BE8C`
RGB	`rgb(200, 190, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 74.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 35%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 30%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 30%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.68, -4.19, 26.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.68, 26.9, 98.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.967, 51.001, 32.176)`
Decimal	`13155980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8BE8C, 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 #C8BE8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8BE8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	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 #C8BE8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8be8c; }
.text { color: #c8be8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8be8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 190 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8be8c, #b4c88c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C8BE8C?: #C8BE8C is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8BE8C?: The RGB value is 200, 190, 140: 200 red, 190 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8BE8C?: The complementary color is #8C96C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8BE8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.