What color is #C4B28E?

#C4B28E is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Faded Letter. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4B28E?

The RGB value is 196, 178, 142: 196 red, 178 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4B28E?

The complementary color is #8EA0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4B28E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4B28E color

#C4B28E rgb(196, 178, 142)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C4B28E is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 69.8% green and 55.7% blue (196, 178, 142).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 31% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 28% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Faded Letter (#BFAC86), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#C4B28E color codes

HEX	`#C4B28E`
RGB	`rgb(196, 178, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 69.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 31%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 28%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 28%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.24, 0.86, 20.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.24, 20.8, 87.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.568, 45.531, 32.079)`
Decimal	`12890766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4B28E, 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 #C4B28E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4B28E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	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 #C4B28E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4b28e; }
.text { color: #c4b28e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4b28e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 178 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4b28e, #bbc48e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C4B28E?: #C4B28E is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Faded Letter. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4B28E?: The RGB value is 196, 178, 142: 196 red, 178 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4B28E?: The complementary color is #8EA0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4B28E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.