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#C2B880 Color

#C2B880 is rgb(194, 184, 128) in RGB, hsl(51, 35%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 34%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Misty Moss (#BBB477), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C2B880
HEX#C2B880
RGBrgb(194, 184, 128)
HSLhsl(51, 35%, 63%)
HSVhsv(51, 34%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 34%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.075 99.3)
LABlab(74.62% -2.56 29.86)
LCHlch(74.62% 29.97 94.89)

What #C2B880 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C2B880, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#C2B880 Channel Values

How #C2B880 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 194 · G 184 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 51° · S 35% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 51° · S 34% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 34% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.01:1 vs white · 10.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C2B880 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C2B880 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C2B880

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C2B880; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #C2B880

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C2B880.

How #C2B880 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C2B880
Protanopia#BABA80
Protanomaly#BDB980
Deuteranopia#BBBB80
Deuteranomaly#BEBA80
Tritanopia#C7B2B2
Tritanomaly#C5B5A1
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C2B880 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c2b880: #C2B880;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C2B880;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c2b880': '#C2B880' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.722, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_c2b880">#C2B880</color>
SVG fillfill="#C2B880"

More Yellow Colors

#C2B880 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C2B880 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C2B880?

#C2B880 is a light yellow — rgb(194, 184, 128) in RGB and hsl(51, 35%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Misty Moss (#BBB477), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.29.

What is the RGB value of #C2B880?

#C2B880 is rgb(194, 184, 128) — red 194, green 184, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C2B880?

#C2B880 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 34%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C2B880 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C2B880 scores 2.01:1 against white and 10.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C2B880 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C2B880 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 10.02, which is visibly different.

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