What color is #C3BFA4?

#C3BFA4 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3BFA4?

The RGB value is 195, 191, 164: 195 red, 191 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3BFA4?

The complementary color is #A4A8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3BFA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3BFA4 color

#C3BFA4 rgb(195, 191, 164)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C3BFA4 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 74.9% green and 64.3% blue (195, 191, 164).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 21% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#C3BFA4 color codes

HEX	`#C3BFA4`
RGB	`rgb(195, 191, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 74.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 21%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 16%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.01, -3.17, 14.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.01, 14.5, 102.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.837, 51.545, 42.544)`
Decimal	`12828580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3BFA4, 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 #C3BFA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3BFA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	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 #C3BFA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3bfa4; }
.text { color: #c3bfa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3bfa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 191 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3bfa4, #b7c3a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C3BFA4?: #C3BFA4 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3BFA4?: The RGB value is 195, 191, 164: 195 red, 191 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3BFA4?: The complementary color is #A4A8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3BFA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.