What color is #C4BCA4?

#C4BCA4 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BCA4?

The RGB value is 196, 188, 164: 196 red, 188 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BCA4?

The complementary color is #A4ACC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BCA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BCA4 color

#C4BCA4 rgb(196, 188, 164)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C4BCA4 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 73.7% green and 64.3% blue (196, 188, 164).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 21% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Tusk (#C4BBA5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#C4BCA4 color codes

HEX	`#C4BCA4`
RGB	`rgb(196, 188, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 73.7%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 21%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 16%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 16%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.3, -1.22, 13.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.3, 13.22, 95.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.449, 50.383, 42.34)`
Decimal	`12893348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BCA4, 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 #C4BCA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BCA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	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 #C4BCA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bca4; }
.text { color: #c4bca4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bca4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 188 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bca4, #bcc4a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C4BCA4?: #C4BCA4 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BCA4?: The RGB value is 196, 188, 164: 196 red, 188 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BCA4?: The complementary color is #A4ACC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BCA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.