What color is #C1C4A5?

#C1C4A5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1C4A5?

The RGB value is 193, 196, 165: 193 red, 196 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1C4A5?

The complementary color is #A8A5C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1C4A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1C4A5 color

#C1C4A5 rgb(193, 196, 165)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C1C4A5 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 76.9% green and 64.7% blue (193, 196, 165).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 21% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#C1C4A5 color codes

HEX	`#C1C4A5`
RGB	`rgb(193, 196, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 76.9%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 21%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 16%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 16%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.19, -6.38, 15.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.19, 16.52, 112.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.523, 53.534, 43.367)`
Decimal	`12698789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1C4A5, 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 #C1C4A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1C4A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	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 #C1C4A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1c4a5; }
.text { color: #c1c4a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1c4a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 196 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1c4a5, #b1c4a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C1C4A5?: #C1C4A5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1C4A5?: The RGB value is 193, 196, 165: 193 red, 196 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1C4A5?: The complementary color is #A8A5C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1C4A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.