What color is #C4B959?

#C4B959 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Vegas Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4B959?

The RGB value is 196, 185, 89: 196 red, 185 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4B959?

The complementary color is #5964C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4B959?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4B959 color

#C4B959 rgb(196, 185, 89)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C4B959 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 72.5% green and 34.9% blue (196, 185, 89).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 48% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 55% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#C4B959 color codes

HEX	`#C4B959`
RGB	`rgb(196, 185, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 72.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 48%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 55%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 55%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.29, -8.59, 49.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.29, 50.12, 99.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.918, 47.156, 16.343)`
Decimal	`12892505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4B959, 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 #C4B959	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4B959 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	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 #C4B959 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4b959; }
.text { color: #c4b959; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4b959; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 185 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4b959, #99c459); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C4B959?: #C4B959 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Vegas Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4B959?: The RGB value is 196, 185, 89: 196 red, 185 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4B959?: The complementary color is #5964C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4B959?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.