What color is #C4BDA1?

#C4BDA1 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 #C4BDA1?

The RGB value is 196, 189, 161: 196 red, 189 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BDA1?

The complementary color is #A1A8C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BDA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BDA1 color

#C4BDA1 rgb(196, 189, 161)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C4BDA1 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 74.1% green and 63.1% blue (196, 189, 161).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 23% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 18% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#C4BDA1 color codes

HEX	`#C4BDA1`
RGB	`rgb(196, 189, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 74.1%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 23%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 18%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.5, -2.21, 15.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.5, 15.22, 98.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.395, 50.705, 41.002)`
Decimal	`12893601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BDA1, 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 #C4BDA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BDA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	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 #C4BDA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bda1; }
.text { color: #c4bda1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bda1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 189 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bda1, #bac4a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C4BDA1?: #C4BDA1 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 #C4BDA1?: The RGB value is 196, 189, 161: 196 red, 189 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BDA1?: The complementary color is #A1A8C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BDA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.