What color is #C4BB7D?

#C4BB7D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dark Khaki. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BB7D?

The RGB value is 196, 187, 125: 196 red, 187 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BB7D?

The complementary color is #7D86C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BB7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BB7D color

#C4BB7D rgb(196, 187, 125)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C4BB7D is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 73.3% green and 49% blue (196, 187, 125).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 38% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 36% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#C4BB7D color codes

HEX	`#C4BB7D`
RGB	`rgb(196, 187, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 73.3%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 38%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 36%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 36%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.3, -6.05, 32.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.3, 33.14, 100.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.238, 48.758, 26.479)`
Decimal	`12893053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BB7D, 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 #C4BB7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BB7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	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 #C4BB7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bb7d; }
.text { color: #c4bb7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bb7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 187 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bb7d, #a9c47d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C4BB7D?: #C4BB7D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dark Khaki. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BB7D?: The RGB value is 196, 187, 125: 196 red, 187 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BB7D?: The complementary color is #7D86C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BB7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.