What color is #C9BA76?

#C9BA76 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dark Khaki. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9BA76?

The RGB value is 201, 186, 118: 201 red, 186 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9BA76?

The complementary color is #7685C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9BA76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9BA76 color

#C9BA76 rgb(201, 186, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C9BA76 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 72.9% green and 46.3% blue (201, 186, 118).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 43% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 41% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#C9BA76 color codes

HEX	`#C9BA76`
RGB	`rgb(201, 186, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 72.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 43%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 41%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 41%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.35, -4.31, 36.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.35, 36.62, 96.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.917, 48.845, 24.198)`
Decimal	`13220470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9BA76, 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 #C9BA76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9BA76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	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 #C9BA76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9ba76; }
.text { color: #c9ba76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9ba76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 186 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9ba76, #aec976); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C9BA76?: #C9BA76 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dark Khaki. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9BA76?: The RGB value is 201, 186, 118: 201 red, 186 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9BA76?: The complementary color is #7685C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9BA76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.