What color is #C8BF9D?

#C8BF9D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8BF9D?

The RGB value is 200, 191, 157: 200 red, 191 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8BF9D?

The complementary color is #9DA6C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8BF9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8BF9D color

#C8BF9D rgb(200, 191, 157)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C8BF9D is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 74.9% green and 61.6% blue (200, 191, 157).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 28% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 21% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#C8BF9D color codes

HEX	`#C8BF9D`
RGB	`rgb(200, 191, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 74.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 28%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 21%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.27, -2.36, 18.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.27, 18.48, 97.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.536, 51.976, 39.367)`
Decimal	`13156253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8BF9D, 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 #C8BF9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8BF9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	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 #C8BF9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8bf9d; }
.text { color: #c8bf9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8bf9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 191 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8bf9d, #bbc89d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C8BF9D?: #C8BF9D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8BF9D?: The RGB value is 200, 191, 157: 200 red, 191 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8BF9D?: The complementary color is #9DA6C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8BF9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.