What color is #C9BA7C?

#C9BA7C is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9BA7C?

The RGB value is 201, 186, 124: 201 red, 186 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9BA7C?

The complementary color is #7C8BC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9BA7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9BA7C color

#C9BA7C rgb(201, 186, 124)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C9BA7C is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 72.9% green and 48.6% blue (201, 186, 124).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 42% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 38% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#C9BA7C color codes

HEX	`#C9BA7C`
RGB	`rgb(201, 186, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 72.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 42%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 38%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 38%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.45, -3.65, 33.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.45, 33.57, 96.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.285, 48.992, 26.136)`
Decimal	`13220476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9BA7C, 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 #C9BA7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9BA7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	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 #C9BA7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9ba7c; }
.text { color: #c9ba7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9ba7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 186 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9ba7c, #b2c97c); }

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Questions

What color is #C9BA7C?: #C9BA7C is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9BA7C?: The RGB value is 201, 186, 124: 201 red, 186 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9BA7C?: The complementary color is #7C8BC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9BA7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.