What color is #C8CAA9?

#C8CAA9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8CAA9?

The RGB value is 200, 202, 169: 200 red, 202 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8CAA9?

The complementary color is #ABA9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8CAA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8CAA9 color

#C8CAA9 rgb(200, 202, 169)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C8CAA9 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 79.2% green and 66.3% blue (200, 202, 169).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.48:1).

#C8CAA9 color codes

HEX	`#C8CAA9`
RGB	`rgb(200, 202, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 79.2%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 16%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 16%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.4, -6.3, 16.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.4, 17.46, 111.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.101, 57.385, 45.86)`
Decimal	`13159081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8CAA9, 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 #C8CAA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8CAA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.48:1	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 #C8CAA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8caa9; }
.text { color: #c8caa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8caa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 202 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8caa9, #b7caa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C8CAA9?: #C8CAA9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8CAA9?: The RGB value is 200, 202, 169: 200 red, 202 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8CAA9?: The complementary color is #ABA9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8CAA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.