Palettes / Colors / #C0B68C

#C0B68C — Dusty Yellow

#C0B68C is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#C0B68C is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8C96C0; it also sits naturally between #C09B8C and #B0C08C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 71% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 27% · Key 25%

Previews

CSS code for #C0B68C

.text { color: #C0B68C; }
.background { background-color: #C0B68C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C0B68C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(192, 182, 140); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 29%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C0B68C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(192, 182, 140, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C0B68C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(192, 182, 140, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C0B68C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C0B68C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C0B68C

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8C96C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C0B68C: #000000.

How #C0B68C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #C0B68C or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C0B68B  ·  #C0B68D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C0B68C?

#C0B68C is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 192, 182, 140). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C0B68C?

#C0B68C is RGB 192, 182, 140 — HSL 48°, 29%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 27%, 25%.

What colors go with #C0B68C?

Its complement is #8C96C0; analogous partners are #C09B8C and #B0C08C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C0B68C for text?

Black text on #C0B68C has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.04:1.