What color is #C4BE9C?

#C4BE9C 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 #C4BE9C?

The RGB value is 196, 190, 156: 196 red, 190 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BE9C?

The complementary color is #9CA2C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BE9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BE9C color

#C4BE9C rgb(196, 190, 156)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C4BE9C is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 74.5% green and 61.2% blue (196, 190, 156).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 25% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 20% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#C4BE9C color codes

HEX	`#C4BE9C`
RGB	`rgb(196, 190, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 74.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 25%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 20%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 20%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.66, -3.49, 17.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.66, 18.3, 101.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.179, 50.964, 38.798)`
Decimal	`12893852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BE9C, 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 #C4BE9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BE9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	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 #C4BE9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4be9c; }
.text { color: #c4be9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4be9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 190 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4be9c, #b6c49c); }

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Questions

What color is #C4BE9C?: #C4BE9C 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 #C4BE9C?: The RGB value is 196, 190, 156: 196 red, 190 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BE9C?: The complementary color is #9CA2C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BE9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.