What color is #C9BC85?

#C9BC85 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 #C9BC85?

The RGB value is 201, 188, 133: 201 red, 188 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9BC85?

The complementary color is #8592C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9BC85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9BC85 color

#C9BC85 rgb(201, 188, 133)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C9BC85 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 73.7% green and 52.2% blue (201, 188, 133).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 39% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 34% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#C9BC85 color codes

HEX	`#C9BC85`
RGB	`rgb(201, 188, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 73.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 39%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 34%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 34%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.12, -3.63, 29.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.12, 29.76, 97.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.305, 50.079, 29.413)`
Decimal	`13220997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9BC85, 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 #C9BC85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9BC85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #C9BC85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9bc85; }
.text { color: #c9bc85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9bc85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 188 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9bc85, #b4c985); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C9BC85?: #C9BC85 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 #C9BC85?: The RGB value is 201, 188, 133: 201 red, 188 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9BC85?: The complementary color is #8592C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9BC85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.