What color is #C4BB97?

#C4BB97 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BB97?

The RGB value is 196, 187, 151: 196 red, 187 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BB97?

The complementary color is #97A0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BB97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BB97 color

#C4BB97 rgb(196, 187, 151)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C4BB97 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 73.3% green and 59.2% blue (196, 187, 151).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 28% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 23% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Beach Dune (#C6BB9C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#C4BB97 color codes

HEX	`#C4BB97`
RGB	`rgb(196, 187, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 73.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 28%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 23%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 23%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.77, -2.65, 19.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.77, 19.6, 97.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.121, 49.512, 36.399)`
Decimal	`12893079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BB97, 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 #C4BB97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BB97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	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 #C4BB97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bb97; }
.text { color: #c4bb97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bb97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 187 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bb97, #b7c497); }

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Questions

What color is #C4BB97?: #C4BB97 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BB97?: The RGB value is 196, 187, 151: 196 red, 187 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BB97?: The complementary color is #97A0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BB97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.