What color is #C4BC92?

#C4BC92 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 #C4BC92?

The RGB value is 196, 188, 146: 196 red, 188 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BC92?

The complementary color is #929AC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BC92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BC92 color

#C4BC92 rgb(196, 188, 146)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C4BC92 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 73.7% green and 57.3% blue (196, 188, 146).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 30% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 26% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#C4BC92 color codes

HEX	`#C4BC92`
RGB	`rgb(196, 188, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 73.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 30%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 26%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 26%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.93, -3.88, 22.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.93, 22.65, 99.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.937, 49.778, 34.377)`
Decimal	`12893330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BC92, 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 #C4BC92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BC92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	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 #C4BC92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bc92; }
.text { color: #c4bc92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bc92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 188 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bc92, #b3c492); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C4BC92?: #C4BC92 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 #C4BC92?: The RGB value is 196, 188, 146: 196 red, 188 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BC92?: The complementary color is #929AC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BC92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.