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#C2BC95

Khaki · light warm yellow

About #C2BC95

With the hex code #C2BC95, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 74% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 23% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Khaki — a ΔE of 7.3 — followed by Tan. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #959BC2, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red194
Green188
Blue149

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.3
Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 10.1
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 10.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #C2BC95

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #C2BC95.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #C2BC95.
10.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2BC95 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2BC95
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4B993
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6BC96
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9B6B1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2BC95?

With the hex code #C2BC95, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 74% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 23% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C2BC95?

Use black text. Black on #C2BC95 has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2BC95?

Its complementary colour is #959BC2, and analogous partners are #C2A695 and #B2C295.