What color is #C8CBAE?

#C8CBAE 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 #C8CBAE?

The RGB value is 200, 203, 174: 200 red, 203 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8CBAE?

The complementary color is #B1AECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8CBAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8CBAE color

#C8CBAE rgb(200, 203, 174)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C8CBAE is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 79.6% green and 68.2% blue (200, 203, 174).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.61:1).

#C8CBAE color codes

HEX	`#C8CBAE`
RGB	`rgb(200, 203, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 79.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.77, -6.03, 14.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.77, 15.37, 113.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.815, 58.048, 48.458)`
Decimal	`13159342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8CBAE, 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 #C8CBAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8CBAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.61:1	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 #C8CBAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8cbae; }
.text { color: #c8cbae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8cbae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 203 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8cbae, #bacbae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C8CBAE?: #C8CBAE 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 #C8CBAE?: The RGB value is 200, 203, 174: 200 red, 203 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8CBAE?: The complementary color is #B1AECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8CBAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.