What color is #C4B57E?

#C4B57E is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4B57E?

The RGB value is 196, 181, 126: 196 red, 181 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4B57E?

The complementary color is #7E8DC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4B57E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4B57E color

#C4B57E rgb(196, 181, 126)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C4B57E is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 71% green and 49.4% blue (196, 181, 126).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 37% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 36% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#C4B57E color codes

HEX	`#C4B57E`
RGB	`rgb(196, 181, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 71%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 37%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 36%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 36%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.73, -2.78, 30)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.73, 30.13, 95.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.055, 46.291, 26.402)`
Decimal	`12891518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4B57E, 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 #C4B57E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4B57E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	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 #C4B57E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4b57e; }
.text { color: #c4b57e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4b57e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 181 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4b57e, #b0c47e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C4B57E?: #C4B57E is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4B57E?: The RGB value is 196, 181, 126: 196 red, 181 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4B57E?: The complementary color is #7E8DC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4B57E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.