What color is #C4BC9E?

#C4BC9E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BC9E?

The RGB value is 196, 188, 158: 196 red, 188 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BC9E?

The complementary color is #9EA6C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BC9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BC9E color

#C4BC9E rgb(196, 188, 158)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C4BC9E is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 73.7% green and 62% blue (196, 188, 158).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 24% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#C4BC9E color codes

HEX	`#C4BC9E`
RGB	`rgb(196, 188, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 73.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 24%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 19%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.17, -2.14, 16.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.17, 16.36, 97.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.919, 50.172, 39.554)`
Decimal	`12893342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BC9E, 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 #C4BC9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BC9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	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 #C4BC9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bc9e; }
.text { color: #c4bc9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bc9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 188 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bc9e, #b9c49e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C4BC9E?: #C4BC9E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BC9E?: The RGB value is 196, 188, 158: 196 red, 188 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BC9E?: The complementary color is #9EA6C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BC9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.