What color is #C2C4AA?

#C2C4AA 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 #C2C4AA?

The RGB value is 194, 196, 170: 194 red, 196 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2C4AA?

The complementary color is #ACAAC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2C4AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2C4AA color

#C2C4AA rgb(194, 196, 170)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C2C4AA is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 76.9% green and 66.7% blue (194, 196, 170).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 18% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.77:1).

#C2C4AA color codes

HEX	`#C2C4AA`
RGB	`rgb(194, 196, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 76.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 18%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 13%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.38, -5.21, 12.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.38, 13.86, 112.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.243, 53.852, 45.823)`
Decimal	`12764330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2C4AA, 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 #C2C4AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2C4AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.77:1	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 #C2C4AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2c4aa; }
.text { color: #c2c4aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2c4aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 196 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2c4aa, #b5c4aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C2C4AA?: #C2C4AA 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 #C2C4AA?: The RGB value is 194, 196, 170: 194 red, 196 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2C4AA?: The complementary color is #ACAAC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2C4AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.