What color is #C9BEAC?

#C9BEAC is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Another One Bites the Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9BEAC?

The RGB value is 201, 190, 172: 201 red, 190 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9BEAC?

The complementary color is #ACB7C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9BEAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9BEAC color

#C9BEAC rgb(201, 190, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9BEAC is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 74.5% green and 67.5% blue (201, 190, 172).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 21% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Another One Bites the Dust (#C7BBA4), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#C9BEAC color codes

HEX	`#C9BEAC`
RGB	`rgb(201, 190, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 74.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 21%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 14%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.41, 0.84, 10.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.41, 10.51, 85.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.947, 52.224, 46.471)`
Decimal	`13221548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9BEAC, 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 #C9BEAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9BEAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	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 #C9BEAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9beac; }
.text { color: #c9beac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9beac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 190 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9beac, #c6c9ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C9BEAC?: #C9BEAC is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Another One Bites the Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9BEAC?: The RGB value is 201, 190, 172: 201 red, 190 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9BEAC?: The complementary color is #ACB7C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9BEAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.