What color is #C4B98C?

#C4B98C is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4B98C?

The RGB value is 196, 185, 140: 196 red, 185 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4B98C?

The complementary color is #8C97C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4B98C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4B98C color

#C4B98C rgb(196, 185, 140)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C4B98C is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 72.5% green and 54.9% blue (196, 185, 140).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 32% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 29% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#C4B98C color codes

HEX	`#C4B98C`
RGB	`rgb(196, 185, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 72.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 32%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 29%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 29%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.03, -3.12, 24.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.03, 24.5, 97.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.848, 48.328, 31.772)`
Decimal	`12892556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4B98C, 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 #C4B98C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4B98C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	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 #C4B98C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4b98c; }
.text { color: #c4b98c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4b98c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 185 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4b98c, #b3c48c); }

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Questions

What color is #C4B98C?: #C4B98C is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4B98C?: The RGB value is 196, 185, 140: 196 red, 185 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4B98C?: The complementary color is #8C97C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4B98C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.