CHARACTER COLOR STUDY

What Color Is Cartman's Hat?

From South Park · 1997

#5BAFCELight cyan-blue

Cartman's beanie is a light cyan-blue. Toon Tone's digital game reference is #5BAFCE.

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Eric Cartman hat color values

One digital reference, shown in the formats used by web and design tools.

HEX: #5BAFCE

RGB: 91, 175, 206

HSB / HSV: 196°, 56%, 81%

HSL: 196°, 54%, 58%

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Why this color is easy to misremember

Eric Cartman's beanie is a light cyan-blue part of his familiar winter outfit in South Park (1997). This page answers the hat color specifically. Toon Tone's digital game reference is #5BAFCE, or HSB(196 degrees, 56%, 81%).

The hue sits on the cyan side of blue at 196 degrees. Moderate saturation at 56% and high brightness at 81% keep it lighter and softer than royal blue, cobalt, or navy.

Episodes, screens, and merchandise can vary. Use #5BAFCE as a reproducible reference for this Toon Tone question, not as a claim that every official Cartman image uses one immutable beanie color.

Background source: South Park Studios Wiki - Eric Cartman. The official show wiki supports the character background; the HEX value is Toon Tone's clearly labelled game reference, not an official universal code.

How to match this color from memory

Tune the dominant hue, saturation, and brightness before chasing a color name.

Hue: about 196 degrees - cyan-blue, well short of pure blue at 240 degrees.
Saturation: about 56% - moderate rather than vivid.
Brightness: about 81% - light but not pastel-white.
Common mistake: choosing royal blue or oversaturating the beanie.