What color is #C4BE49?

#C4BE49 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Salsa Verde. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BE49?

The RGB value is 196, 190, 73: 196 red, 190 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BE49?

The complementary color is #494FC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BE49?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BE49 color

#C4BE49 rgb(196, 190, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C4BE49 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 74.5% green and 28.6% blue (196, 190, 73).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 51% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 63% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Salsa Verde (#CEC754), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#C4BE49 color codes

HEX	`#C4BE49`
RGB	`rgb(196, 190, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 74.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 51%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 63%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 63%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.48, -12.32, 57.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.48, 59.2, 102.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.382, 49.045, 13.536)`
Decimal	`12893769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BE49, 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 #C4BE49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BE49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #C4BE49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4be49; }
.text { color: #c4be49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4be49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 190 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4be49, #8dc449); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C4BE49?: #C4BE49 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Salsa Verde. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BE49?: The RGB value is 196, 190, 73: 196 red, 190 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BE49?: The complementary color is #494FC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BE49?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.