What color is #C4BD99?

#C4BD99 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BD99?

The RGB value is 196, 189, 153: 196 red, 189 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BD99?

The complementary color is #99A0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BD99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BD99 color

#C4BD99 rgb(196, 189, 153)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C4BD99 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 74.1% green and 60% blue (196, 189, 153).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 27% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#C4BD99 color codes

HEX	`#C4BD99`
RGB	`rgb(196, 189, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 74.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 27%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 22%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.33, -3.41, 19.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.33, 19.43, 100.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.712, 50.432, 37.404)`
Decimal	`12893593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BD99, 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 #C4BD99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BD99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	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 #C4BD99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bd99; }
.text { color: #c4bd99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bd99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 189 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bd99, #b6c499); }

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Questions

What color is #C4BD99?: #C4BD99 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BD99?: The RGB value is 196, 189, 153: 196 red, 189 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BD99?: The complementary color is #99A0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BD99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.