What color is #C8CBA3?

#C8CBA3 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8CBA3?

The RGB value is 200, 203, 163: 200 red, 203 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8CBA3?

The complementary color is #A6A3CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8CBA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8CBA3 color

#C8CBA3 rgb(200, 203, 163)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C8CBA3 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 79.6% green and 63.9% blue (200, 203, 163).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 28% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.53:1).

#C8CBA3 color codes

HEX	`#C8CBA3`
RGB	`rgb(200, 203, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 79.6%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 28%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 20%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 20%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.54, -7.73, 19.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.54, 21.13, 111.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.786, 57.636, 43.04)`
Decimal	`13159331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8CBA3, 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 #C8CBA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8CBA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.53:1	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 #C8CBA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8cba3; }
.text { color: #c8cba3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8cba3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 203 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8cba3, #b4cba3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C8CBA3?: #C8CBA3 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8CBA3?: The RGB value is 200, 203, 163: 200 red, 203 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8CBA3?: The complementary color is #A6A3CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8CBA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.