What color is #C8C2AE?

#C8C2AE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Seine and Sensibility. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8C2AE?

The RGB value is 200, 194, 174: 200 red, 194 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8C2AE?

The complementary color is #AEB4C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8C2AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8C2AE color

#C8C2AE rgb(200, 194, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8C2AE is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 76.1% green and 68.2% blue (200, 194, 174).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 19% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Seine and Sensibility (#CCC4B0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.78:1).

#C8C2AE color codes

HEX	`#C8C2AE`
RGB	`rgb(200, 194, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 76.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 19%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.41, -1.32, 10.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.41, 10.89, 96.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.751, 53.919, 47.77)`
Decimal	`13157038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8C2AE, 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 #C8C2AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8C2AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.78:1	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 #C8C2AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8c2ae; }
.text { color: #c8c2ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8c2ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 194 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8c2ae, #c1c8ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C8C2AE?: #C8C2AE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Seine and Sensibility. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8C2AE?: The RGB value is 200, 194, 174: 200 red, 194 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8C2AE?: The complementary color is #AEB4C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8C2AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.