What color is #C4BA85?

#C4BA85 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BA85?

The RGB value is 196, 186, 133: 196 red, 186 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BA85?

The complementary color is #858FC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BA85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BA85 color

#C4BA85 rgb(196, 186, 133)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C4BA85 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 72.9% green and 52.2% blue (196, 186, 133).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 35% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 32% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#C4BA85 color codes

HEX	`#C4BA85`
RGB	`rgb(196, 186, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 72.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 35%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 32%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 32%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.17, -4.55, 28.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.17, 28.57, 99.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.558, 48.548, 29.209)`
Decimal	`12892805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BA85, 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 #C4BA85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BA85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	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 #C4BA85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4ba85; }
.text { color: #c4ba85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4ba85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 186 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4ba85, #afc485); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C4BA85?: #C4BA85 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BA85?: The RGB value is 196, 186, 133: 196 red, 186 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BA85?: The complementary color is #858FC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BA85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.